Rikugun (1944)

Kinuyo Tanaka: Waka

Quotes 

• Waka : You or I aren't cut out to spend our days managing complicated finances. Let's change businesses. We can stock up goods, sell them and collect the profits. A life like that would neat and tidy.

• Waka : You're a boy. Don't cry. Stop crying.

• Waka : Accidents are unforgivable!

• Waka : [Shintaro steps on his textbook]  Idiot! How many times do I have to tell you? Books carry people's spirits. I've been telling you. How could you be so careless?

  [slaps Shintaro] 

  Waka : Now, put your hands down and apologize. You're a man. Don't cry. Apologize properly. Haven't I told you over and over? You must listen. You must feel it. It's your school textbook, of all things. Think of it as your teacher sent by your country. It's more than we deserve. Don't you get it? How can you be so stupid? Apologize now. What a shame.

• Waka : Boys - we only look after them for our Emperor. Until we give them back, it's nerve-racking. We've returned him successfully to His Majesty. We've done it all right.

• Waka : We have no idea when Tsunekichi might die in China. We don't know when our Shintaro might die. We're at war. We mustn't trouble them if they're to die. Right?

• Waka : One: A soldier's true duty is to serve with loyalty. Two: A soldier must maintain polite manners. Three: A soldier must value valor. Four: A soldier must value honor. Five: A soldier must lead a life of frugality.