Kill Bill Vol. 1 Questions

[Yugi Starwind]

Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

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Ok, so I have these friends who think it's hilarious that when she goes to talk the to Hanzo Hattori in the bar about making a sword that when he asks her "Do you know any Japanese" and she says "A little, like "Domo Arigato"" They think it's a reference to the song "Mr. Roboto"

Me and another friend think they're being dumb, and this is just a common japanese phrase because yeah it means thank you. So what do you guys think?

Also near the end at the final fight scene with O-Ren Ishii when there is a old Japanese water pump going the same people also think Tarantino was being funny by adding that. When I think it was there because he was trying to be like Kurasawa (Or however it's spelled.)

Comments, Opinions?!

AHH!

I say the "domo arigato" was both a refernce and was said because that's one of the most common japanese phrases heard.(IMO at least). not sure about the waterpump, though.

[DarkMaster]

If you ever play a MMORPG, like FFXI, almost every single player in the game knows domo arigato gozaimasu and various other japanese words and phrases, like kudasai and a few others I don't remember right now. These are common words, but also quite basic. English players memorize them to help speak with Japanese players, likewise the Japanese players will memorize "thank you. welcome. hello. please." etc. So in the movie, she's pretty much just displaying a basic knowledge of the language, nothing more.