Drunken Angel (1948)
Toshirô Mifune: Matsunaga
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[Dr. Sanada pulls Matsunaga, who is drunk and almost unconscious, onto his lap so that his assistant can fetch water for him. Matsunaga looks up at him, confused]
Matsunaga : Who the hell are you? Oh, the quack. Hey, old man, that Takahama guy laid it on pretty thick about how great you are. But I don't buy one bit of it. Can't fool me!
[He gestures emphatically, almost kicking Dr. Sanada]
Matsunaga : You guys have some kind of conspiracy going.
Dr. Sanada : Never mind that. Let me see that X-ray!
Matsunaga : What? X-ray? I tore that thing to shreds. So up yours, asshole!
[He collapses on the floor again]
Dr. Sanada : Tore it up? You fool!
[He pushes Matsunaga, who grunts loudly]
Matsunaga : [defiantly] I'm not scared of dying. I'll die any old time... any old time...
[He passes out]
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[Matsunaga is slumped in a chair, his hand bandaged up. The doctor brings him a glass of water. Matsunaga drinks and starts coughing. The doctor looks at him, but goes back to what he was doing]
Matsunaga : Gimme something for my cold, too. Can't seem to shake it.
Dr. Sanada : Your high living substantially increases your risk of tuberculosis.
Matsunaga : I'm hardly the type.
Dr. Sanada : There's no type. Don't kid yourself into thinking there is. Athletes get it all the time. TB can creep up on anyone. Trouble with tuberculosis is that you don't feel a thing. By the time the fever and coughing start, it's too late.
[He studies Matsunaga, who is lighting a cigarette]
Dr. Sanada : You scared?
Matsunaga : Scared? You talking about me?
[He scoffs and flicks his cigarette away]
Matsunaga : I'm no coward! You're really full of yourself. I hate doctors! All you do is exaggerate to make more money.
Dr. Sanada : Oh, yeah. A doctor with five TB patients is riding a gravy train.
[Matsunaga coughs again. Dr. Sanada scoffs. Matsunaga storms over to the doctor]
Matsunaga : Fine. Let's have a look, then. See if it's TB or not.
Dr. Sanada : But with what?
Matsunaga : What?
Dr. Sanada : It's pointless to use a stethoscope. That's all mumbo jumbo. Doctors only do that to look professional. But I'm happy to set your mind at ease.
[He throws back Matsunaga's shirt, and thumps on his chest. He puts on a stethoscope]
Dr. Sanada : But if anything shows up in this exam, you've had it.
[He turns Matsunaga around and listens from his back. Sanada's eyes look serious and he looks at Matsunaga's back, then drops his eyes and takes off the stethoscope]
Matsunaga : [impatiently] How am I?
Dr. Sanada : Get some X-Rays.
Matsunaga : I asked you how I am.
Dr. Sanada : I need to see an X-ray to be sure, but you've got a hole this size.
[Matsunaga is stunned]
Dr. Sanada : Ignore it, and you can't last this long.
[Matsunaga leaps to his feet and grabs the doctor]
Matsunaga : I'll kick your ass if you're lying!
[He throws Dr. Sanada onto the table and tries strangling him]
Dr. Sanada : I'm not lying. Cut it out.
Matsunaga : You're lying!
Dr. Sanada : You jerk, I'm not lying!
[Dr. Sanada's nurse appears in the doorway. Matsunaga gets off the doctor and buttons up his shirt. He walks off]
Dr. Sanada : Idiot!
[He throws a pillow at the gangster]
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Matsunaga : Screw the x-rays!
