Pacific Overtures (1976 TV Movie)

Ernest Harada: Physician, Madam, British Admiral

Quotes 

• Madam : I own a small commercial venture, with a modest clientele - In Kanagawa.

  Girls : I think I see one over there behind the trees...

  Madam : Shh! It's been my family's for centuries, and doing very well. For Kanagawa.

  Girls : I hear they're covered all with hair like some disease...

  Madam : Shh!

  Girls : Except their knees.

  Madam : Sh! The arrival of these giants, out of the blue, bringing panic to my clients, alters my view. With so many of them fleeing, conferring, decreeing, I find myself agreeing with the ancient haiku...

  Reciter : The nest building bird/ Seeing the tree without twigs/ Looks for new forests.

  Madam : Exactly!

• British Admiral : Please, hello I come with letters from her Majesty Victoria, who learning how you're trading now sang Hallelujah Gloria, and sent me to convey to you her positive euphoria, as well as little gifts from Britain's various emporia.

  Reciter : The man has come with letters from her Majesty Victoria, as well as little gifts from Britain's various emporia.

  Abe - First Councillor : Tea?

  British Admiral : For drink.

  Abe - First Councillor : I see. I thank you...

  British Admiral : I think, her letters do contain a few proposals to your emperor, which if of course he won't endorse will put her in a temper, or more happily should he agree would serve to keep her placid, or at least till I am followed by a permanent ambassador!

  Reciter : A treaty port and from the court a permanent ambassador, A treaty port and from the court a permanent ambassador, A treaty port and from the court a permanent ambassador and more!

  British Admiral : Her Majesty considers the arrangement to be tentative, until we ship a proper diplomatic representative. We don't foresee that you will be the least bit argumentative, so please ignore the man-of-war we've brought as a preventative.

  [cannon fires] 

  Reciter : Yes, please ignore the man-of-war that's anchored rather near to shore, it's nothing but a metaphor that acts as a preventative.

• American Admiral , British Admiral , Dutch Admiral , Russian Admiral , French Admiral : Ah detente! A detente! That's what everybody wants/ You should want/ a detente/ makes a nation like a brother/ We'll be here/ every year/ to protect you from each other, and to see you aren't signing foreign treaties and detentes! Please hello, we must go, but our intercourse will grow/ through detentes/ as detente/ brings complete cooperation/ By the way, me we say, we adore your little nation, and with heavy cannon wish you an unending Please Hello!