Noriko Nakagawa Quotes in Battle Royale (2000)

[Shougo has just finished bandaging Noriko's leg]

Shuya: You know a lot about medicine.

Shougo Kawada: Well, my father was a doctor.

[a few minutes later, Shougo serves Noriko and Shuya food]

Noriko Nakagawa: Wow! This is pretty good!

Shougo Kawada: It should be. My father was a chef.

[later, After escaping the island]

Shuya: You even know how to drive a boat?

Shougo Kawada: Hey, my father was a fisherman.

Noriko Nakagawa: [while looking for Nanahara, she finds Mitsuko, sitting in the rain and staring catatonically at Noriko] Mitsuko.

Mitsuko: [Stands up and picks up bag] What's up?

Noriko Nakagawa: I'm looking for Nanahara.

Mitsuko: Got separated?

Shougo Kawada: [shouting] Noriko! Where are you?

Mitsuko: Who's that?

Noriko Nakagawa: Kawada.

Mitsuko: Eh? Two princes protecting you. A real princess.

[Pulls out gun, and aims for Noriko]

Noriko Nakagawa: Mitsuko...

Mitsuko: Die, ugly bitch.

[Sees Kitano, runs away terrified]

Shougo Kawada: Meeting you guys, I finally solved the riddle of Keiko's smile.

Noriko Nakagawa: What's the answer?

Shougo Kawada: Her parting words - Thank you - and then...

Shuya: And then?

[Kawada drops his cigarette]

Shuya: Kawada!

Noriko Nakagawa: Kawada!

Shougo Kawada: And then - I'm glad I found true friends.

Teacher Kitano: Are my classes boring?

Noriko Nakagawa: Yes.

Teacher Kitano: How dare you!

Noriko Nakagawa: [chuckles]

Teacher Kitano: I go into class, you guys look like a pile of potatoes. Slapping them around helped me tell them apart, even got to like them. But now, not anymore. Now you touch a student, you're fired. Can't even lose it when a student stabs you!

Noriko Nakagawa: I'll tell you just one thing.

Teacher Kitano: What?

Noriko Nakagawa: That knife that stabbed you... actually I keep it in my desk at home. When I picked it up, I wasn't sure... but now, for some reason, I really treasure it. It's our secret, okay? Just between us.

Teacher Kitano: Listen, Nakagawa.

Noriko Nakagawa: Yes?

Teacher Kitano: What do you think a grown-up should say to a kid now?

Shougo Kawada: [Noriko wakes up abruptly] You OK?

Noriko Nakagawa: I had a dream...

Shougo Kawada: What dream?

Noriko Nakagawa: I was alone with Kitano on an empty riverbank.

Shougo Kawada: Must've been scary.

Noriko Nakagawa: But Kitano just seemed lonely.

Shougo Kawada: Hmmm.

Noriko Nakagawa: Before this, I always just thought of myself as normal. I'd have a normal marriage, age normally, just like my mom... but when this game started, I realized - it's just that I was sheltered.

Shougo Kawada: Some things are better not to know.

Noriko Nakagawa: It's beautiful, even though it's where everyone died.

Shuya: [silently turns and looks at her, walks away to Shougo] You can even steer a ship?

Shougo Kawada: Sure, my dad was a fisherman. AHAHAHAHA.