Ginjirô Takeuchi I'd rather be told the cruel truth than be fed gentle lies.
Played by Tsutomu Yamazaki 
High and Low (1963) · 15 quotes
High and Low (1963) · 15 quotes
Tied for most-quoted character in High and Low (1963): in 5 of its 15 quotes
A line from Ginjirô TakeuchiTaking the wrong boy was a lucky break. Did you know Mr. Gondo that it's only extortion when you threaten a person or his kin? In other words, this doesn't count. But you have to pay anyway. You're a fool to pay, but pay you must.
More lines from Ginjirô Takeuchi
3 quotes Ginjirô Takeuchi Ginjirô Takeuchi ...Besides, it's amusing to make fortunate men taste the same misery as the unfortunate.
Ginjirô Takeuchi You think I'm shaking out of fear, but I'm not! It's just the physiological reaction from being in solitary too long. Just leaving the cell makes me shake. I'm not afraid of death. I don't care if I go to hell. My life has been hell since the day I was born. [laughs] But if I had to go to heaven, then I'd really start to tremble. [laughs]
Scenes with Ginjirô Takeuchi
1 scene
Why should you and I hate each other?
Ginjirô Takeuchi I don't know. I'm not interested in self-analysis. I do know my room was so cold in winter and so hot in summer I couldn't sleep. Your house looked like heaven, high up there. That's how I began to hate you.
