Colonel Bagley Katsumoto has attacked the railroad next to his province.
We cannot govern the country in which we cannot travel freely. He must be stopped now. My railroad is priority for this country.
Tied for 3rd most-quoted character in The Last Samurai (2003): in 9 of its 38 quotes
Most scenes with: Omura (5)
Scenes with Colonel Bagley
9 scenes Colonel Bagley Commence firing!.. You see, even the mighty samurai cannot stand up to the howitzers! Signal the attack.
Colonel Bagley I advise sending in skirmishes first.
Nonsense! Full attack!
Colonel Bagley The attack has been stopped.
Send in rest of the regiment.
What is this? Cannon, prepare to fire. This is madness. He is going to attack?
Colonel Bagley Yes.
He is defeated, he must accept his shame. Kill him, all of them, now!
You want me to kill Jappos? I'll kill Jappos.
Colonel Bagley I'm not asking you to kill anybody.
You want me to kill the enemies of Jappos, I'll kill the enemies of Jappos... Rebs, Sioux, Cheyenne... For 500 bucks a month, I'll kill whoever you want. But keep one thing in mind: I'd happily kill you for free.
Colonel Bagley [to Algren]
Just tell me one thing. What is it about your own people that you hate so much?
Colonel Bagley Nathan, Katsumoto's attacked the railroad at the border of this province.
We cannot govern a country in which we cannot travel freely. He must be stopped now. My railroad is a priority for this country.
Algren
[about the army]
They're not ready.
Colonel Bagley The rebels don't have a single rifle. They're savages with bows and arrows.
Algren
Whose sole occupation for the last thousand years has been war.
Colonel Bagley You have superior firepower and a larger force. I am ordering the regiment to move against the rebel Katsumoto. You will track him down and engage him.
Algren
[To one Japanese soldier]
Load. [to Simon Graham] Mr. Graham, tell this man to fire at me!
Simon Graham I beg your pardon?
Algren
[Pulls out his pistol and **** it]
Tell this man that if he does not shoot me, I will kill him.
Sgt. Gant
Captain, if I might have a word...
Algren
[Algren fires his pistol at the soldier's feet, making everyone except Gant and Bagley jump.]
Tell him... tell him! [Re-**** his pistol]
Algren
[Graham hurriedly translates for the soldier. Shocked and wide-eyed at Algren's command, the soldier looks at Algren and frantically shakes his head.]
Load!
Algren
[He fires again, this time knocking the soldier's hat off. The soldier hurriedly re-loads his rifle.]
Faster! [fires again] Faster!
Algren
[The soldier loads as fast as possible, discarding his ramrod in his haste.]
Shoot me, damn it.
Algren
[The soldier **** his rifle and aims at Algren, but, almost as though he understands Algren's command, shakes his head and refuses to shoot.]
Fire! Fire, ute!
Algren
[Algren fires his last shot. The soldier aims quickly and pulls his trigger, narrowly missing Algren and hitting the sandbag behind him. Algren lowers his gun, sighs in disappointment, then holsters his gun and pats the soldier on the shoulder, who almost collapses from fear.] [to Bagley]
They're not ready.
Colonel Bagley [to the rest of the army]
The regiment leaves at 6 AM!
Colonel Bagley [As Algren and Katsumoto rides up to meet Omura, an unnamed lieutenant and Col. Bagley. Bagley is shocked to see Algren in a red samurai armor.]
Good God! [Recovers to face both Algren and Katsumoto] Sir, the Imperial Army of Japan demands your surrender. If you and your fellows lay down your arms, you will not be harmed.
This is not possible as Mr. Omura knows.
Colonel Bagley [Omura gives Katsumoto a nod as a sign of respect. Bagley then faces Algren]
Captain Algren, we will show you no quarter. You ride against us and you're the same as they are.
Algren
I'll look for you in the field.
