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Captain Algren, l presume?- Yes. Jolly good. How do you do?Simon Graham. Twenty years ago,this was a sleepy little town. Now look at it. You see, the Emperor is madfor all things Western......and the Samurai believeit's changing too fast. The ancient and the modernare at war for the soul of Japan. So your new employer, Mr. Omura,is bringing in......every Western expert he can get. Lawyers from France, engineers fromGermany, architects from Holland......and now, of course,warriors from America. l came over with the Vritishtrade mission, oh, years ago. l was soon relieved of my position. l had an unfortunate tendencyto tell the truth......in a country where no one eversays what they mean. So now, l very accurately translateother people's lies
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Captain Algren l presume Yes
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Jolly good How do you do Simon Graham
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Twenty years ago this was a sleepy little town
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Now look at it
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You see the Emperor is mad for all things Western
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and the Samurai believe it's changing too fast
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The ancient and the modern are at war for the soul of Japan
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So your new employer Mr Omura is bringing in
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every Western expert he can get
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Lawyers from France engineers from Germany architects from Holland
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and now of course warriors from America
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l came over with the Vritish trade mission oh years ago
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l was soon relieved of my position
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l had an unfortunate tendency to tell the truth
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in a country where no one ever says what they mean
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So now l very accurately translate other people's lies
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Movie Summary
An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.