Ikiru

"I cant afford to hate anyone. I dont have that kind of time."

"Life is brief, fall in love, maidens... Before the crimson bloom fades from your lips... Before the tides of passion cools within you... For those of you who know no tomorrow... Life is brief, fall in love, maidens... Before our raven tresses begin to fade... Before the flames in your hearts flicker and die... For those to whom today will never return..."

"I just cant die — I dont know what Ive been living for all these years. This expensive saki is a protest against my life up to now."

"Miki Odagiri - Toyo Odagiri, employee"

"Takashi Shimura - Kanji Watanabe"

"How tragic that man can never realize how beautiful life is until he is face to face with death."

"Thats not art. A striptease isnt art. Its too direct. Its more direct than art. That womans body up there? Its a big juicy steak. Its a glass of gin. Its a hormone extract. Streptomycin. Uranium!"

"Kamatari Fujiwara - Sub-Section Chief Ono"

"[telling a joke] :"Youve never had a day off, have you?" "No." "Why? Are you indispensable?" "No. I dont want them to find out they can do without me."

"I have less than a year to live. When I found that out... somehow I was drawn to you. Once when I was a child, I almost drowned. Its just like that feeling. Darkness everywhere, and nothing for me to hold onto, no matter how hard I try. Theres just you."