Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Koji Yakusho: Nobu

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Quotes 

• Nobu : [to Sayuri]  Can't you see that I want you for myself? You have ruined me! Before we met I was a disciplined man.

• Nobu : There is nothing I want more, Sayuri, than to become your danna.

  Sayuri Nitta : I already owe you far too much.

  [turns away] 

  Nobu : I will not be refused.

  Sayuri Nitta : Please.

  Nobu : We are tied to each other. I know you feel it too.

  Sayuri Nitta : I never meant to mislead you.

  Nobu : [Grabs Sayuri]  Sayuri, I do not like things held up before me that I cannot have...

• Nobu : [to Sayuri, during the sumo match]  Three things matter in life: sumo, business, and war. Understand one, you know them all. But why should a geisha care? You spend your time plucking strings and dancing.