Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Gong Li: Hatsumomo
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Quotes
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Hatsumomo : I was a maiko once.
Sayuri Nitta : Oh, of course. But that was a long, long, long, *long* time ago.
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Hatsumomo : [entertaining at the teahouse] Sayuri. A name as sweet as she is. I'm afraid these days even the common chambermaid can call herself a geisha. So, it's nice to see such a sincere young maiko, isn't it?
Mameha : [to Sayuri] Surely you would like to thank Hatsumomo for her gracious compliments.
Sayuri Nitta : [serving tea] There is so much I would like to say to Hatsumomo.
Hatsumomo : [laughing] Sometimes the smartest remark is silence
Sayuri Nitta : What better advise to follow than your own.
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Hatsumomo : [suggesting that Mameha used immoral methods to gain Sayuri the lead role in the dances] What did Mameha do, speak with the Director in *private*?
Sayuri Nitta : Not *all* geisha use that kind of currency.
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Hatsumomo : [slaps Sayuri roughly] I shall destroy you...
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Hatsumomo : Stay out of my room. Your fingers smell. I can't have you touching my things.
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Hatsumomo : How much longer is this bidding going to take? Beside who wants a plum when someone has already had a bite?
[takes a bite out of the plum]
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[referring to Chiyo]
Hatsumomo : A pity. She still stinks of fish.
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Sayuri Nitta : I am so far behind...
Pumpkin : Don't worry I'll help you.
[laughs]
Hatsumomo : Pumpkin!
[strikes her]
Hatsumomo : You are never to talk to her again. We are rivals now.