Tanaka Quotes in Bloodsport (1988)

Frank Dux: Shingo and I were close friends. Brothers. And you and Mrs. Tanaka have treated me like a son. What will happen now?

Tanaka: No more training. Stop now.

Frank Dux: [shakes his head] But you have so much to teach.

Tanaka: You don't understand. During the war, I lost my first family. My son, daughter, and wife. I left Japan because of the war. War was wrong. I came to America to start over, to have a new family, and a son. For 2,000 the teachings passed, father to son, father to son. When Shingo died, it stopped.

Frank Dux: Teach me. I can do it.

Tanaka: You are not Japanese! You are not a Tanaka!

Frank Dux: You told me to use any tactic that works, never to commit yourself to one style, to keep an open mind!

Tanaka: Why?

Frank Dux: To honor you, shidoshi.

Tanaka: You cannot take Katana Sword by stealing, it is very special sword, you must earn it.

Young Frank: I wasn't going to steal it!

Tanaka: [slices off the front of Frank's hat] You didn't Flinch! You have fighting spirit!

Young Frank: You not gonna call the cops?

Tanaka: MMM, Not if we make a deal.

Young Frank: What kind of a deal?

Tanaka: You know, you have no... you have no...

[looks in translation book]

Tanaka: Marbles!

Cerrano: Marbles?

Tanaka: Marbles! You have no marbles!

Cerrano: Marbles?

[gets mad]

Cerrano: Huevos?

Nikki Reese: [Rick Vaughn shakes off fastball] He's afraid of his fastball.

Jack Parkman: He's screwed.

Johnny: You're screwed Vaughn.

Tanaka: [in Japanese] He's dicked.

Tanaka: [after find out Phelps has bought the team] Miss Phelps.

[Speaking in Japanese]

Tanaka: May you be mounted by a rabid dog. You're lower than rat excrement.

Tanaka: [in Japanese] Let's beat their brains in!

Tanaka: [to Rachel] Miss Phelps!

[in Japanese]

Tanaka: May you be mounted by a rabid dog. You're lower than rat excrement.