Marlon Brando: Sakini
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Quotes
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Sakini : Pain make man think. Thought make man wise. Wisdom make life endurable.
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Sakini : She says Lotus Blossom unfair competition.
Captain Fisby : Granted.
Sakini : And she say you promised her everyone gonna be equal, Boss.
Captain Fisby : And I intend to keep my word.
Sakini : She say she can't be equal, Boss, until she has everything Lotus Blossom have.
Captain Fisby : What Lotus Blossom has, the government doesn't issue!
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Sakini : Socks up boss!
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Sakini : In Okinawa, wash self in public bath with nude lady quite proper. But, a picture of nude lady in, uh, private home quite improper. In America, statue of nude lady in park win prize; but, nude lady in flesh in park win a penalty. Conclusion: pornography, question of geography.
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Sakini : Rest of world not like Okinawa. World filled with delightful variation. Example: uh, in Okinawa, no - no locks on doors. Bad manners not to trust neighbors. In America, lock and key big industry. Conclusion: bad manners, good business.
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[first lines]
Sakini : Tutti-frutti. Most generous gift from American sergeant. Lovely ladies, kind gentlemen, pleased to introduce myself. Sakini by name, interpreter by profession, education by the ancient dictionary, Okinawan by, uh, whim of gods.
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Sakini : Boss by name of Colonel Purdy III. Number three after name indicate he is son of a son of a son.
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Sakini : History of Okinawa reveal distinguished record of conquerors. We have honor to be subjugated in, uh, 14th century by Chinese pirate; in 16th century, by English missionary; in 18th century, by Japanese warlords; and in 20th century, by American Marine. Okinawa very fortunate. Culture brought to us. Not have to leave home for it.
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Sakini : Colonel Purdy put up many sign. This exceedingly civilized. Make it very easy for uncivilized to know what not to do.
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Col. Wainwright Purdy III : Sakini!
Sakini : Yes, boss.
Col. Wainwright Purdy III : You are a civilian employee in the pay of the United States Army and should dress accordingly. Pull your socks up.
Sakini : Oh, very sorry, boss. Very sorry. Socks up. Anything more, boss?
Col. Wainwright Purdy III : That'll be all. Is that as fast as you can walk?
Sakini : No, no, boss, but to walk any faster, socks fall down.
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Col. Wainwright Purdy III : No wonder you people were subjugated by the Japanese. If you're not sleeping, you're running away from work. Where's your get-up-and-go?
Sakini : Ooh, guess get-up-and-go went, boss.
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Captain Fisby : What do you keep a cricket in a cage for?
Sakini : So fortune smile on you, boss. A cricket very good luck.
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Lotus Blossom : Konnichiwa.
Captain Fisby : Who's she?
Sakini : Souvenir!
Captain Fisby : What? What are you talking about?
Sakini : This the present from Mr. Sumata, boss. Introducing Lotus Blossom, geisha girl first-class. America-san, Captain Fisby.
[Lotus Blossom speaks in Japanese]
Sakini : Oh, she say she very happy to belong to handsome Captain. She say she gonna serve you well.
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Captain Fisby : Everybody is going to learn about democracy.
[crowd speaks in Japanese]
Sakini : They say, "What is democracy?", boss. They know what rice is.
Captain Fisby : Yes, all right. Democracy is a system of self-determination. It's the right to make the wrong choice.
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Captain Fisby : Now, don't - don't give me any of that Oriental hanky-panky business, now.
[Lotus Blossom speaks in Japanese]
Captain Fisby : All right, what? What's she saying?
Sakini : Oh, she say for me to go home to grandpa, boss. She first-class geisha girl! She know her business. Good night, boss.
[Sakini leaves]
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Sakini : [referring to Lotus Blossom] She want to put your kimono on for you, boss. She trained to please you.
Captain Fisby : I know what she's trained to do. And I don't need any translation there.
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Sakini : No, no, boss, no. Geisha girl not do what you think.
Captain Fisby : Oh, no, no, no, wait a minute. Everybody knows what they do.
Sakini : Oh, no, everybody wrong, boss.
Captain Fisby : What do they pay her for?
Sakini : Oh, you - well, very hard to explain, boss. Poor man like to feel rich. Rich man like to feel wise. Sad man like to feel happy. So all go to geisha house and tell trouble to geisha girl. Now, she listen very politely. She say, "Oh, that's too bad, boss." She very pretty. She make tea, and she sing, and she dance, boss. Pretty soon, troubles go away, boss. So that not worth something, boss?
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Sakini : Hey, boss, you gonna make a guinea pig of goat?
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Sakini : Chrysanthemum bud in full bloom now, boss.
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Captain Fisby : I used to worry a lot about not being a big success. I think I felt an awful lot like you people felt, always being conquered. Well, you know, now I'm not sure who's the conquered and who's the conqueror. So. I've learned in Tobiki the wisdom of gracious acceptance. See, I don't want to be a world leader. I've made peace with myself somewhere between my ambitions and my limitations.
Sakini : That's good, boss.
Captain Fisby : Well, it's a step backward in the right direction.
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Sakini : She like to go to America, boss, where everyone happy, sit around and sip tea, while machine do work.
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Sakini : She like you to know that she gonna make up a long song-story about you to sing in the teahouse. And she say maybe in 100 years from now, you gonna be famous all over Okinawa.
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Sakini : Now we gonna show you Okinawan get-up-and-go.
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[last lines]
Sakini : Little story now concluded, but history of world unfinished. Lovely ladies, kind gentlemen, go home to ponder. What was true at beginning remains true. Pain make man think, thought make man wise, and wisdom make life endurable. So, may August moon bring gentle sleep. Sayonara.
