“Why are you always messing with me. It's got to be a joke! Thank you...” – Saigo, Letters from Iwo Jima ... Movie Quotes Database

[When the Allied forces fire on him]

Why are you always messing with me. It's got to be a joke! [An Allied shell lands right next to him, knocking him over. He sees the shell is a dud] Thank you, God! I take back what I said!

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