group of weird people

Josephine 2022-12-12 11:28:31

A mother who sells cakes prays constantly every day, and frowns for her mentally handicapped son; the son is actually enjoying himself, leaving early and returning late every day, driving eight trams, and working diligently. Of course, the trams and tracks are virtual.
An uncle suffering from poliomyelitis and epilepsy, even a group of viper women in the village thought he was a great man, but he had a tigress wife, fat and strong, who went out to buy vegetables with a cigarette in his mouth, and took the male shopkeeper into the house. He was so frightened that he did not speak, and even tore off half of the leaves of a cabbage before weighing it. The uncle brought his colleague home for dinner, and the tigress went out in a rage. The colleague was indignant and felt that this woman would not accompany the uncle to be his wife. The uncle got into a fight with his colleague. He said, "When life was the most difficult, she didn't complain. When she went to the rice store to buy rice, she had to wet the rice jar and put some rice on the bottom of the jar. Where can I find such a woman? "Lovely uncle.
A beggar father and son. The father wants to save face and lives in fantasy. The theme of every day is to build an imaginary big house. My own opinion is an out-and-out intimate little padded jacket. Later, the father kept his son's opinions, the two ate undercooked eel, the son rolled on the floor with poisoning, and the father coldly refused the help of well-meaning people. The father in panic, his dirty face was bright, and his eyes were weird under the moonlight, which made him feel cold and disgusted.
The two miners who hang out together every day have one red and one yellow clothes, one red and one yellow house, and the wife's clothes too. After drinking too much, they hang out with each other, come and go, even the house and wife.
Jiajinzi, a girl living in the house of her uncle and aunt, was hospitalized because of her aunt's serious illness, and shared a house with her alcoholic uncle. Like a robot, the only theme in life is to make paper flowers, in the words of her uncle, not a person or an animal, she is a plant. Jiajinzi, who was raped by her uncle and became pregnant, accidentally injured a pupil who often came to deliver rice wine in a trance. The primary apprentice was lucky to survive, and Jiajinzi finally spoke. On the deserted and empty avenue, she said the only thing to the primary school apprentice: "I really want to die. But I'm afraid that if I die, you won't remember me. I'm so afraid." Jiajinzi finally came to life.
A quiet old man, he talked to the tram mad, gave the wallet to the thief, persuaded the man who took a sword to go crazy in the rain and hurt others, and helped the beggar father to bury his son... The only normal person, normal enough to be like a god.

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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]