Seven Samurai (1954)

Kokuten Kôdô: Old Man Gisaku

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Quotes 

• Gisaku : Find hungry samurai. Even bears come down from the mountains when they are hungry.

• Farmer Manzo : Old man, I'm worried. The village girls will go crazy over the samurai. If the samurai touch 'em, all hell will break loose.

  Gisaku : Bandits are coming, you fool. Your head is on the block and all you think of are your whiskers?

• Gisaku : All farmers ever do is worry, whether the rain falls, the sun shines or the wind blows. In short, all they know is fear.

• [Kikuchiyo drags the bound bandit into a circle of vengeful, murderous farmers, laughing gleefully, and occasionally delivering a vengeful kick to his prisoner] 

  Bandit : Help!

  [the bandit continues to struggle as he is dragged into the circle] 

  Bandit : Help! Help me!

  [the samurai are desperately trying to hold back the crowd. The bandit's cries of 'Help!' continue on in the background. Kambei rushes into the circle] 

  Kambei Shimada : Back off! He's confessed. He's begging for his life. We can't just cut him to pieces.

  [Heihachi tries to restrain a peasant carrying a bamboo spear] 

  Peasant : Leave out of this!

  [Kambei tries to hold back Rikichi] 

  Rikichi : Let me at him!

  [Suddenly, everyone stops and looks off-screen. The noise dies down. The old woman enters the vicious circle, carrying a hoe. Kambei and the other samurai watch as she shuffles past the silent crowd. Gisaku approaches the crowd and begins to speak] 

  Gisaku : Let her avenge her son's death in her own way. Make way there. Somebody help her!

  [Rikichi pushes past Kambei and rushes forward. The other villagers follow him. The samurai turn away dejectedly] 

• Kikuchiyo : Got a problem, gramps?

  Gisaku : Nope. All's well now.

• Gisaku : We fight.