A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
Kyôko Kagawa: Osan
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Quotes
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Osan : No matter what happens to us, I never want to leave your side.
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Osan : Listen, Mohei. Nothing is more unpredictable than a person's fate. In just one day, all of this has happened to us.
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Osan : I'm going to talk to my husband and have him forgive you.
Otama : No. The master isn't going to forgive me.
Osan : Why not?
Otama : I didn't want to cause you any worry, Madam. So I kept quiet, but... The fact is... The master wants...
Osan : What does he want?
Otama : He wants to buy me clothes. He wants to buy a house for me. He does dirty things. I couldn't take it anymore. I told him a lie. I said I was engaged to Mohei. So he has a grudge against me, and that's why...
Osan : What are you saying?
Otama : Now he's put me in a defenseless position. I'm sure he's going to come here again tonight.
Osan : Come here? Sneak into your bedroom? Really? Does he do such things?
Otama : Yes. Many times already.
Osan : How dare he... How dare he accuse others of adultery and illicit affairs. He won't lend a single mon to his own family in distress. But he wants to buy a house for you?
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Osan : Mohei! Mohei! Why do you run from me? Why do you leave me alone? Don't you care about me?
Mohei : Are you hurt? I'm causing you such hardship. I'm so sorry. Madam Osan. Please go back to the grand scroll master. The master will be happy to welcome you home. Please. Go home, please.
Osan : Do you think I can live without you? You're not my servant anymore. You're my husband. You're my master.
Mohei : I'm sorry. I was so wrong. I'm never going to leave you. Never again.
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Osan : It's all my fault. I've brought you here, to die for me. Please forgive me.
Mohei : Please don't say that. I'm only happy I can die with you. Because these are our last breaths of life, heaven won't punish us. Please listen to my last words so I won't leave this world with regrets. I, Mohei... for a long time... have always been in love with you.
Osan : What? With me?
Mohei : Yes. Now please hold on to me tightly. Come on. Madam Osan, what is it? Did I offend you? I'm so sorry.
Osan : With what you just told me... I can't die now.
Mohei : What are you saying now?
Osan : I don't want to die. I want to live. Mohei.
