Extended Reading

Dodes'ka-den quotes

  • Masuo Masuda: All women are the same. They nag you so much you end up in a bad mood. After work, let's have a drink.

  • 1st Man Calling Out: Hey, who got you pregnant this time?

    [Misao pushes him out of the way]

    2nd Man calling out: There's my Umeko. I hear you're with a new young guy. You've gotten prettier.

    3rd Man calling out: Hey, we haven't done it for a long time. Take a break from the young guys and let me have a little.

    [Misao slaps him in the crotch]

    4th Man calling out: Too good for us? Why not have a good time with me again?

    5th Man Calling Out: How are the children? Are they well?

    [Misao elbows him in the stomach]