Quotes
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Cleo Bellows : When did you become the big Asian expert.
Alex Bellows : Oh, never underestimate the power of anime, my sister.
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Alex Bellows : [arriving inside a new role] Oh, man, it's freezing. Why do I always get the cold myths, huh? Feels like Antarctica out here.
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Alex Bellows : We supposed to be cutting wood or something, 'cause I could swear these are trees we're passing?
Mosaku : Of course these are trees, boy - ordinary trees which yield ordinary wood - but we're searching for something out of the ordinary. When we travel across the river, we find trees like no other - richer grains, and the color is deep red. The people call them "The Blood Trees." Ah, don't tell me you're not thinking of building a chest for your ladylove.
Alex Bellows : I don't know if I have a ladylove.
Mosaku : Maybe it's because you haven't built a chest for her yet.
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[Mosaku takes a fall]
Alex Bellows : You okay?
Mosaku : [covering up his blood] I'm all right. I'm all right. I did that just to prove how well I bounce.
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Mosaku : The Yuki-Onna is the scourge of the Blood Forest. She's an ice demon, a creature of cold - floats through the trees like a... a wraith, stalking travelers, hungry for their warmth and their blood; then, with a terrifying shriek, she swoops to kill, freezing her prey with fear, then... then... drinking her fill.
Alex Bellows : Wicked. I love a good ghost story.
Mosaku : Who said this was a story? Eh, they say that the Yuki-Onna spills the blood of her victims. The roots of the trees drink it up, and that's why the wood is red. And that's why you can hear the trees moan in the wind.
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Yuki-Onna : Consider yourself fortunate, Minokichi. Never before have I denied myself the warmth of a human's blood, but your life comes with a price. Swear you won't tell a soul what you saw tonight. Swear it. Say the words.
Alex Bellows : I swear.
Yuki-Onna : I will know if you break your word. Understand that.
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Alex Bellows : Y'ever heard about Yuki-Onna?
Cleo Bellows : No, never, but I can look it up. I mean, how many Japanese snow demons can there be?
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[having sought shelter in a night blizzard, Alex opens the shelter door to find springtime in mid-morning full flower outside]
Alex Bellows : Oh, man. I've heard of quick winters, but this is ridiculous.
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Yuki : I'm looking for a woodcutter named Minokichi.
Alex Bellows : Well, it's your lucky day.
Yuki : You're Minokichi?
Alex Bellows : Have been all day.
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Alex Bellows : Man, seems like a lot of work just for tea. Back home, we just throw in a few bags.
Yuki : The tea ceremony is an art form. Through one's interpretation of the age-old ritual, one expresses something inside them, or something they feel for someone.
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Cleo Bellows : Speaking of looking for Dad, what're you doing sleeping in some strange cottage?
Alex Bellows : It's Yuki's house, although I don't remember falling asleep. I think this myth is moving forward.
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Noriko : Walk on, Minokichi, but realize that what happened to my husband could happen to you or to your children.
Alex Bellows : [taken aback] I've... I've got kids?
