[narrating] "The Last Samurai" Quotes 18 quotes Sort by . What could be more necessary? There is an obvious difference between someone who works within the technical limitations of his time which are beyond his control and someone who accepts without thinking limitations which are entirely within his own power to set aside., He only tells the story once but you see it from about 8 points of view, you have to pay attention the whole time to see whether something seems to be true or is just what somebody says is true., Here was a man who'd learned to write before he could think, a man who threw out logical fallacies like tacks behind a getaway car, and he always always always got away., I thought suddenly Look. Katsumoto: To know my enemy. Colonel Bagley Without Omura's influence upon him, Meiji and Katsumoto might never hand ended up enemies at all. : Are you a ladies man, Bob? When we see the United States flag, it is the wrong flag. I know why you don't talk. : : Either I will stop him at the council today or you will lead my army against him. [to his men] Katsumoto: With this sword I guarded the Emperor Katsumoto: We are a nation of whores selling ourselves Omura: If we are whores, the samurai made us this way. Colonel Bagley: [to Algren] Just tell me one thing. Nathan Algren: They are an intriguing people. Katsumoto : You do not have to die here. Higen Katsumoto: You believe a man can change his destiny? Katsumoto Especially if you're interested in that time period, like me, the movie portrays the dilemma of Japan so well. Read a book. Simon Graham [closing narration]: And so the days of the Samurai had ended. Katsumoto: [returning Algren's things before leaving the samurai village] When I took these, you were my enemy Katsumoto: [last words, about cherry blossoms] Perfect. Katsumoto : What sad words you speak. And to master the way of the sword. : Algren Starring: Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg. Algren: [about the army] They're not ready. : The men gradually come to respect each other and an unlikely friendship is formed. Katsumoto: Many of our customs seem strange to you. ], [He fires again, this time knocking the soldier's hat off. Algren 18 Apr. Why? Algren: I should have died so many time before. : And the same is true of yours. Some say that he died of his wounds. He hoped with his dying breath that you would remember his ancestors who held this sword, and what they died for. Algren thissection. : I suppose we should be grateful they're all firing in the same direction. : : Tell this man to fire at me. Barbour, Polly. Silent Samurai If The Emperor wishes my death, he has but to ask. I felt ashamed, really ashamed of all the years Id spent trying to identify the father who happened to be mine, instead of simply claiming the best on offer., There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom., People who generalise about people are dismissed as superficial. I like to think he may have at last found some small measure of peace, that we all, What does it mean to be Samurai? Then scraping the dull blade of a rusty knife across you scalp. Algren He was a lieutenant colonel. : Algren: Because they come to destroy what I have come to love. Algren Algren: [Regarding General Hasegawa] How well does he know this man? Algren Others, that he returned to his own country. What was life like in the village that Tom Cruise finds himself in? https://www.quotes.net/movies/the_last_samurai_13568, https://www.quotes.net/movies/the_last_samurai_quotes_13568. : I killed her husband? Unfortunately the enthusiastic school leavers are all minding their own business., I got home and I thought I should stop leading so aimless an existence. Maybe I should do so soon. Katsumoto Emperor Meiji: I dreamed of a unified Japan, of a country strong and independent and modern. Nathan Algren (Tom cruise) is an American civil war veteran who carries moral scars of his victory against the native Indians. Omura: That's how it is here. But keep one thing in mind: I'd happily kill you for free. For 500 bucks a month I'll kill whoever you want. Filming & Production You're angry because they make you wear a dress. And his troopers died for it. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Because you're angry. What else has she told you? : He only wants to perfect his art., I once read somewhere that Sean Connery left school at the age of 13 and later went on to read Proust and Finnegans Wake and I keep expecting to meet an enthusiastic school leaver on the train, the type of person who only ever reads something because it is marvellous (and so hated school). MovieQuotes.com 1998-2023 | All rights reserved, More Movies with genre: Drama, History, War, Action, directed this movie ], [The soldier loads as fast as possible, discarding his ramrod in his haste. 2003. Algren : Katsumoto : Algren I've known many of them. Questions come later. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. [Narrating] Simon Graham The Emperor: Tell me how he died. Tell me of your part in this war. She would not practice at all if she could not practice right so that gradually she played less and less and sometimes not at all. Emperor Meiji: Omura, you have done quite enough. Colonel Bagley: Captain Algren, we will show you no quarter. I will die by the sword. He was arrogant and foolhardy. He must be stopped now. Now! So it was Omura. I have questions. But we cannot forget who we are. : He must accept his shame. Rating: R (Restricted) Runtime: 154 minutes. You're angry because they make you wear a dress. : One that will recognize the extraordinary contribution you have made to the emperor. He would have wanted you to have it, that the strength of the Samurai be with you always. Katsumoto: [stunned beyond words, sorrowful] What sad words you speak Katsumoto: [presents Algren with a katana] You will need this. Who sent those men to kill you? Meiji: If your shame is too unbearable, [holds up Katsumoto's sword in front of Omura] I offer you this sword! Algren Omura: Enlightened One, we weep for Katsumoto, but Algren: He hoped with his last breath that you would remember the ancestors who held this sword and what they died for. You have introduced yourself. Sorry. Katsumoto : It is your voice we need, Highness. They are an intriguing people. So he was a good general. He expects the Samurai to kill him but they don't; instead, he is taken to the home village of their leader, Katsumoto, where he is kept amongst Katsumoto's family. Emperor Meiji Katsumoto We have railroads and cannon, Western clothing. Omura: [fearful, referring to Algren] He is defeated, he must accept his shame. I am not Japanese, Algren : If he goes anywhere near Katsumoto, kill him. : My own, or my enemy's. All rights reserved. Omura wasn't just a bad guy, Japan really felt a need to modernize, to not be crushed by the West, and the samurai were holding them back. Algren Protecting me. Web. "There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it, the etiquette is that you must begin in ignorance & persevere in the face of knowledge, & though I naturally believe that this is profoundly wrong it's not nice to go around constantly offending people." Since Nathan is hired to go to Japan to modernize their army . Emperor Meiji: So sorry, but you may not. That is, Bushido. You ride against us and you're the same as they are. Katsumoto Algren to Algren] Tell me how he died. Tell this man that if he does not shoot me I will kill him. Algren : I should have died so many time before. Higen: I would be afraid to die in battle. GradeSaver, 29 March 2020 Web. I have never seen such discipline. : Nathan Algren: [to the Silent Samurai] I know why you don't talk. I would rather have a good conversation. : . [pretending getting it] 4. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. ], Algren: Tell him tell him! A samurai cannot stand the shame of defeat. : 18 Apr. Is he going to attack? I did indeed, sir. Katsumoto : I think I'm going to be sick. | They don't cut the heads off defeated, kneeling men. Katsumoto Katsumoto: They advise in their own interest! Colonel Bagley: [to the rest of the army] The regiment leaves at 6 AM! It has 43 stars, something the flag did not have until 1891. Katsumoto "The Last Samurai Quotes." C'mon, I'll take you home. A painting by Jules Brunet depicting Japanese Bakufu Infantry, April 29, 1867. I will miss our conversations. For the past few days he has also been reading White Fang for the third time. I've never been a church going man, and what I've seen on the field of battle has led me to question God's purpose. The soldiers are routed, Gant is killed and Algren is surrounded. Omura: We must resist the Western powers by becoming powerful ourselves. I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed. He fought with the Samurai? Nathan Algren: Good, then you will obey it. Essentially the film is about the importance of rational thought. Nathan Algren: Sergeant Gant, did you hear my order? This is madness. Algren What do you want? [Katsumoto hands a samurai sword to Algren, it has a message written on it]. He IS Samurai. What do you want from me? Every soldier has nightmares. Algren I have failed them. Sometimes I rode the Circle Line reading a book on organic chemistry and sometimes I read Leave It to Psmith for the 20th or 21st time and sometimes I watched Jeremy Brett's marvellous grotesque Sherlock Holmes or of course Seven Samurai. Company Credits Well done 'Bob.' Simon Graham Emperor Meiji: No, I need your voice in the Council. Algren [puzzeled] And now we have railroads and cannon, Western clothing. Algren: This is Katsumoto's sword. But keep one thing in mind: I'd happily kill you for free. Sometimes my mother did practice but one thing led to another and sometimes she did not. You have no idea what I have done. Colonel Bagley: Katsumoto has attacked the railroad next to his province. Katsumoto I was honored to cut off his head. Omura: Ah, but it does. I would see languages with shades of each other, like the colours of Czanne which often have a green with some red a red with some green, in my mind I saw a glowing still life as if a picture of English with French words French with English words German with French words & English words Japanese with French English & German wordsI was just about to leave when I met a man who seemed to know quite a lot about Schoenberg.. And he got massacred because he took a single battalion against two thousand angry Indians. Katsumoto Katsumoto I rise against your enemies. Omura? Katsumoto From the moment they wake they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. Genre: Action, Drama, History. To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. Nathan Algren: You want me to kill the enemies of Jappos, I'll kill the enemies of Jappos Rebs, Sioux, Cheyenne For 500 bucks a month, I'll kill whoever you want. Allegedly this led to a running joke on set where if the ninja were rehearsing with a stunt double or an extra they would spontaneously perform a kill move (obviously stopping before actually hitting their opponent) then remind everyone they were only contracted to let, Who does the voiceover for the trailer? Algren That is your job, correct? Higen Algren Then let it be your enemy's. To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. 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