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[first lines]
Sgt. Gengo Hara: [in Japanese] Wake up, Lawrence.
Col. John Lawrence: [in Japanese] What is it? Why so early, Sergeant Hara?
Sgt. Gengo Hara: [in Japanese] Hurry up!
Group Capt. Hicksley: What does he want?
Col. John Lawrence: [in English] I'll find out?
Sgt. Gengo Hara: [in Japanese] What?
Group Capt. Hicksley: You don't have to take orders from this man, you know, Lawrence.
Col. John Lawrence: Well, I'm the liaison officer, so I'm liaising.
Sgt. Gengo Hara: [in Japanese] What did he say?
Group Capt. Hicksley: You're sure you know what you're doing, old man?
Col. John Lawrence: Yes, and whatever this is, it's important to him that I see it.
[in Japanese]
Col. John Lawrence: Let's go, Sergeant.
Sgt. Gengo Hara: [in Japanese] You don't understand. Only Lawrence understands.
POW: I'll keep an eye on them, sir.
Group Capt. Hicksley: Very good.
Group Capt. Hicksley: [Sgt. Hara whacks the POW on the head with a bamboo cane. The POW collapses in pain and blood spills from his injury] Bastards!
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Maj. Jack Celliers: [about to be led to the firing squad, mimes shaving with a straight razor, impersonating two people having a conversation] Good day for it, sir.
Maj. Jack Celliers: Yes... You have family waiting for you, corporal?
Maj. Jack Celliers: Wife and two kids, sir. One with and one without. How's about yourself, sir?
[mimes eating from his palm, then crying for a moment]
Maj. Jack Celliers: Tea?
Maj. Jack Celliers: Yes, I'd like that.
[mimes drinking, then smoking and crushing an imaginary cigarette]
Daisuke Iijima
Extended Reading
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence quotes
