Tahei Quotes in The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Tahei: If we want to get rid of him, now's our chance.

Matakishi: Shhh.

[He points at Princess Yuki sitting right behind them]

Tahei: Don't worry. She's mute.

Matakishi: She's mute but she can hear.

Tahei: Stupid. A mute can't speak because they're deaf.

[first lines]

Tahei: Get away from me! You stink of dead bodies!

Matakishi: Give it up. We both stink of dead bodies. And it's all your fault!

[last lines]

Tahei: [Tahei hands Matakishi a piece of gold] You take this.

Matakishi: No, you keep it.

Tahei: But...

Matakishi: Don't worry about it.

[they both laugh]

Tahei: [the two men rest against a wall of dirt from digging in the hidden fortress, Matashichi's leg over Tahei's. Tahei kicks it away] What are you doing? Don't touch me, fool! lt's uncomfortable enough.

Matakishi: [Kicks Tahei's leg] lt's your face that makes me uncomfortable.

Tahei: Leave my face alone!

[He starts blinking the sweat away profusely]

Matakishi: l hate the way you blink all the time.

[Tahei continues blinking]

Matakishi: There you go again.

Tahei: Shut up! Put your filthy teeth away!

[He begins prodding at Matashichi with an oar]

Tahei: Show them to me once more and l'll bash them in!

[Matashichi lunges with a fork, its prongs landing right near Tahei's head. Tahei starts blubbering]

Tahei: l'm quitting! This is idiotic! l dig and dig and nothing!

Tahei: [Holding onto Matashichi as the escaping, rioting prisoners run past] Matashichi, this is hell!

Matakishi: Let's die together.

General Rokurota Makabe: [sees Tahei and Matashichi scrambling down the rocks, trying to escape] Hey! where are you going?

Tahei: Boss, run! The Yamana soldiers have found us! There were horses by the spring!

General Rokurota Makabe: Idiots! I stole those.

Tahei, Matakishi: Huh?

[General Makabe emerges from the fortress on a misty morning, clutching Tahei by the collar of his rags]

General Rokurota Makabe: Where's Matashichi?

Tahei: I don't know!

[Makabe drags the shifty peasant down the steps into the courtyard]

Tahei: Ow, ow, ow...

General Rokurota Makabe: What are you up to?

Tahei: H-he-he's gone to the town...

General Rokurota Makabe: The town? What for?

Tahei: To- to tell the soldiers...

General Rokurota Makabe: Tell them what?

Tahei: A-about the Princess, of course!

Tahei: The Princess?

[Makabe let's go of Tahei in surprise. Tahei scrambles away, wailing and screaming. He's now standing on the other side of the trench that Makabe forced him and Matashichi to dig]

Tahei: We're not... as stupid as you think! You thought you'd fooled us! We know you... that ten ryo you had... it's from the war funds you stole! On top of that, you intend to get a reward for the Princess! We won't let you!

General Rokurota Makabe: I was wrong to trust such scum.

Tahei: You should talk- you're the scum!