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[Movie Transcript] Gladiator Speech — Maximus Reveals Himself…in Japanese, Of Course

Hey. It’s chilly outside. It’s toasty inside. I’ve got this…Honeywell space heater action going here. Movies get watched, okay?

Today’s transcript is from Gladiator. One of my favorite movies. I didn’t get round to seeing it until about 2005. Being a man of extensive huevos, I personally did not cry at the end, but, my…friend did. Anywhere, here’s the English and Japanese. Also, the Japanese audio of the speech.

Commodus: How dare you show your back to me! Slave, you will remove your helmet and tell me your name.

Maximus: [removes helmet and turns around to face Commodus] My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

コンモドゥス:「余に背を向けるのか?無礼者!兜を脱ぎ、名を名乗るのだ!」

マキシマス:「名はマキシマス=デシマス=メリディアス、
北軍の司令官、フェリキス軍団の将軍、
真の皇帝、マルクス=アウレリウスの家臣。
殺された幼子の父、殺された妻の夫。
今生でなくば来世で(その)復讐を果たす。」

I like how the Japanese pronunciation (vowels, especially) is much closer to what we presume (?) Latin sounded like…well, the “Marcus Aurelius” part at least; Maximus’ name seems like it was modeling the English. Anyway, enjoy!

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    [Movie Transcript] Crimson Tide Captain’s Speech in Japanese

    The mid-1990s movie speech nostalgia party continues.

    Today the objet of our adulation is that space-themed romantic comedy romp, Crimson Tide, starring Denzel Washington and Aragorn.

    Gene Hackman’s Captain Ramsey gives that speech early on in the film before they board the U-boat. It’s one of my favorites, so I went ahead and transcribed it. Don’t ever say I never did nothing for the peoples! :D

    Anyway, enjoy, and here’s the text of the original speech. Also, here’s a link to the Japanese audio for the little speech.

    『全員整列致しました!

    家鴨共よ!
    露西亜でトラブルだ!
    それで呼ばれた。
    だから我々は行く(ユク)!
    但し、最も凶悪な殺しのマシーンに乗って、だ。

    その気に成れば、
    戦争の歴史を塗り替える程の、強力な兵器を発射出来るのだ。
    目的は唯一つ!祖国を護る為だ!
    我々は国防の最前線に就き、
    同時に最後の防衛線と成る。

    諸君に望む事は、
    最善の努力だ。
    それが出来ない者は、空軍に入って貰いたい!
    最高司令官は大統領であるが、
    これは私の艦(フネ)だ。
    それに乗る以上は、私に従って貰いたい。
    それが出来ない者は、ケツの辺りに刺激的な感覚を覚えるであろう。
    私の蹴りが入るからだ!

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    ミスター=コッブ!

    はい、艦長!

    この艦(フネ)の名前を知っておるか?

    よく知って居ります!

    それは誇り高い名前であるか?

    誇り高い名前であります!

    乗組員は優秀であるか?

    極めて優秀であります!

    偉大なる国に住む者か?

    偉大なる国の者であります!

    其処は世界に冠たる国であるか?

    世界に冠たる国であります!

    この艦(フネ)の名は何だ?

    「アラバマ」であります!

    気合を入れろ!
    行け(ゴー) 「バマ」!

    行け(ゴー) 「バマ」!

    艇長! 乗組員解散!

    乗組員 解散!了解しました!
    乗組員!これより解散して、銘々の部署に就く!
    解散!』

    As much as it pains me to admit fallibility, there are two words there’s a bit at the very end that I just couldn’t make out clearly. I think #1 is 「以上」 and #2 is…#2 I just have no freaking idea: it sounds like 「命令」, but that doesn’t seem like it would make much sense.

    Anyone with a clearer idea…feel free to share :) .

    [Big thanks to KREVA for totally wiping up my mess! I mean covering me!  I mean...yes!]. By way of more late-breaking news — it turns out there at least two other people online who’ve already transcribed this, so check them out here, and here.

    I think maybe I’ll do the “you can’t handle the truth” exchange from A Few Good Men next…if I feel like it ;) . Not feeling like it yet…

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    ID4/Independence Day President’s Speech in Japanese…Transcribed!

    I was feeling nostalgic last night, so I swiss-cheesed Independence Day like three times — in fact, I’m watching it as I write this.

    Anyhoo, that famous President’s speech is so cool, and the subs in the Japanese version are so unlike the dub (most likely made at different times, on different timelines, with different intentions, by different people), that I thought it fit to, since I can, transcribe the Japanese speech for you and put it up here.

    Needless to say, all this is copyright 20th Century Fox or whoever, i.e. not me, so…if they want it down, it goes down :) . Just for kicks, here is a sound clip as well. If anyone whines about the quality, I josh you not, choking will occur ;) .

    This film’s got great pacing. I’d always thought it was 90 minutes long. It’s actually two and a half hours.

    早う。
    お早う!

    一時間後には、
    諸君は飛び立ち、
    世界中の仲間と合流する。

    そして人類始まって以來最大の空中戦に臨む事に成る。
    然う、「人類」。
    この言葉に今日、新しい意味を持たせよう。

    これからは、些細な違い等にコダワって居ては行けない。
    我々は共通の目的で団結する。

    この日が、七月四日だというのも不思議な巡り合わせだ。
    我々はもう一度独立の為に戦う。

    敵が求める物は、弾圧や迫害ではない。
    人類の滅亡だ。
    生き殘る権利を賭けて戦おう。

    必ず、勝利の旗を掲げ、
    七月四日という日を、
    単なるアメリカの独立記念日ではなくするのだ!

    世界が声を揃えて宣言した日だ!

    「我々は決して音無しく死の闇に消えたりはしない!

    我々は決して戦わずして死にはしない!

    皆で生きるのだ!

    生き殘るのだ!

    今日 我々の 独立記念日を祝おう!」

    U・S・A!
    U・S・A!
    U・S・A!

    Enjoy. Go here for the original English text of the speech. And if you haven’t got your Japanese DVD yet, either visit your rental store or the AJATT Amazon store, or, or something!

    ※音無しい(おとなしい)is a non-standard — but not non-existent — kanji representation of 温和しい/大人しい. I like it because it reflects precisely what the President was saying in the original English: “We will not go quietly[=soundlessly] into the night!”, as you can see from the characters.

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    Ululation! QRG The Movie Is Here!

    The QRG video has arrived! The QRG video, nicknamed “QRG: The Movie” is a video supplement to the best-selling ebook of similar name — the quick-start, action-oriented, no-nonsense AJATT Quick Reference Guide (QRG).

    As is the custom here at AJATT, let me be the very first to tell you precisely and in no uncertain words:

    Why You Don’t Need The QRG Video And Why You Shouldn’t Buy It

    • No special effects
    • No hot chicks
    • No hot guys
    • No hot anything, really
    • My Mum says I’m handsome, but does that really count?
    • No 3D animation
    • No popcorn
    • In the background, you can still see the tape marks from when I used to try to prevent my cats opening doors (those clever motherlovers…)
    • No batteries included
    • I hadn’t shaved
    • My posture was bad
    • It’s a monologue
    • There’s virtually no Japanese in it.
    • Which is pretty funny for a site called “All Japanese All The Time”.
    • Wanna know what’s even more funny?
    • 日本語を全く解さない癖に一々「アイツのホームページはさぁ、やっぱ日本語足りないんだよね」とかホザいてる馬鹿野郎が
    • That’s what’s freaking funny.
    • 百年早いぞコノヤロー
    • There’s lots of mumbling and rambling. To quote Tolkien verbatim: things were mumbled that shouldn’t have been mumbled.
    • At one point in the video, I inexplicably feel the need to tell you that I read a lot of books — intellectual small man syndrome, hmmm?
    • I have a weird, hard-to-place, mid-Atlanticy accent thing going on that is neither here nor there, and thus, ultimately, hard for everyone to understand.
    • I then take this accent and mumble in it.
    • It’s full of unfunny jokes.
    • That I then laugh at.
    • Yes, I laugh at my own jokes.
    • You could just read the AJATT site.
    • You could just read the QRG ebook.
    • “They” (air quotes) don’t want you to have it.
    • A good number of fellow AJATTeers have put up free AJATT walkthroughs on YouTube. For free. For free, meng.
    • It comes with free membership in the AJATT cult wait…baby steps…baby steps…

    So Who Would Want To Buy The QRG Video?

    • People who bought, enjoyed and benefited from the QRG ebook
    • People who have enjoyed and benefited from previous AJATT videos
    • People who have read, enjoyed and benefited from AJATT articles
    • People looking for a lazy, “hands-free” but action-oriented overview of the AJATT “method”
    • People who prefer verbal explanations.
    • People who prefer watching a video to reading large amounts of text
    • People who want to get right to the AJATT “action” without wading through large amounts of interesting but “less action-oriented” individual.

    The AJATT site, this site, has grown into a compendium of brilliantly insightful articles written by an incredibly handsome man. This is a good thing. The one weakness is that, well, it’s all very large, and can tend to leave you wondering “OK, but what do I DO?”.

    The QRG series has been designed to fulfill the specific need to “get straight to the action”, without sacrificing the more universal and context-independent appeal of many of the articles you typically find here on the site.

    Some things are best read, some things are best heard, some things are best said and heard. The QRG video, in combination with the QRG ebook, covers all these bases for you. One of the coolest parts of the video, I think, is the oral walkthrough of the entire AJATT “philosophy” (AKA “mental tools”) section.

    Over and above that is the “greater than the some of its parts” effect, that inexplicable magic you get in a video that text can never quite replicate. This video is a lot like sitting with me, in my “Fortress of Solitude”, having a conversation. If that’s something you would enjoy, then I think you might enjoy this video as well.

    What’s In The Package?

    • A video file — digital download.
    • WMV format.
    • File size: Approx. 425MB
    • Running time: 81 minutes
    • All the points in the QRG are covered with sparkling wit and verve.

    For best results, I recommend you:

    • Get the QRG ebook as well, if you don’t already have it. This video is designed to be used in combination with the QRG ebook, and assumes that you already own it.
    • Be learning Japanese. This video, like the current QRG ebook, is quite specifically focussed in that direction.

    Own It Now!

    Your copy is waiting for you. But “they” may try to take it away! So panic. Buy now. Treat yourself. You deserve this. Do something for yourself for a change! Et cetera ;) .

    QRG Video StandaloneQRG Video Bundle

    No Likey? No Problem!

    As with all its predecessor products, the QRG video comes with a 100%, no-questions-asked refund guarantee. If you are in anyway unhappy with the product, just shoot me an email at qrg at ajatt dot com, and I will be happy to give you a full refund on your purchase.
    Even if I try to ask questions, you can be all “nuh-uh…no questions!”

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    QRG The Movie: Teaser Trailer

    One man. One mission. One destiny. One walkthrough video.

    This season’s greatest semi-educational blockbuster is coming soon to a PC near you!

    Feel the magic.

    Believe the miracle.

    Use more abstract nouns.

    Enjoy the hype.

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    RACISM IN JAPAN! 人種差別大國日本?

    違ええんだよ!全然違えんだよ!そんなこと毛頭ございません!

    実はネ、拙者を含めて多くの外国人がホザいて来た「ニッポンの人種差別」というのは、事実無根の愚痴に過ぎない。「『外人』は差別用語」だの「人に見られている」だの弱音を吐くより、先ずは全面的に自分達の日本語能力をレベルアップした方が遥かに得策。他人の国に住んでるのにその言葉をちゃんと学ぼうともしない我々外人=差別用語を語る資格の無い、迷惑的な存在だけだ。せやから、理不尽な主張を抜かす前に責任を取りましょう。何よりもここは日本で、国の主は日本国民(俺らも税金払ってんだけどね(笑))。そんなに辛い想いをしてるなら、他に200カ国ぐらいの国家がそこら辺に轉がってるし・・・

    っちゅう事を、僕とYouTubeのTkyoSamが英語圏の皆さんに、今回のビデオを通して伝えたいと思った譯。殘念ながら内容は英語のみなんだけど、まあ、ターゲット層も英語圏の奴らだから或る程度合理的な選択かと存じまする!因みに、ワイは「植物中心食生活」(←関係ねえだろうがよ!^_^)のお陰で結構減量してるので、興味のある方は是非ご覧あれ!・・・やっぱり無いか・・・

    Not really. In fact, not at all. In fact, people need to shut the truck up, learn Japanese (especially reading and writing), and stop overanalyzing every interaction they have in Japan like some kind of sociopathic girlfriend. As much fun as it is to try to demonize Japan, certain highly vocal countries which shall remain nameless have more racism between the cracks of their pinkie fingernails than Japan does in all 120 odd million of its bodies put together. We all need to give the people of the J-land a break (they’re busy at it is), and learn to have the finesse — I’m one to talk — to discern “racism” from misunderstanding from culture from just being a jerk. If you must hate something, hate individuals.

    That’s the basic idea of the video was very kindly put up by TkyoSam. TkyoSam’s like “Konnichiwa, motherlover! I want sushi!”, and I’m like “No! I implement Fuhrman! Look how I’ve regained my girlish figure!” and he’s like “Like I give a truck! You don’t have to eat, just come! We’re recording video!”.

    So we’re there, getting around like 寿司 on a 回転, recording a video while I eat peanuts out of my bag…Anyway, yeah — here ya go. Two parts.

    And to the housing thing, let me add, you will never ever be prevented from living in nice places or from making PILES of dough in this country. And isn’t that what really matters? There’s really nothing to complain about. I mean, what, are we babies that need everyone around us to smile and applaud whenever we expel waste (グー!)? Is that it (for the record, I would actually like that, but this is early 21st century Japan, where most people simply have-no-time-for-you)? Extreme example…but it hints at something: namely, that what most people are really missing may be a loving family environment.

    Remember: no likey = no havey to stayey. There are about 200 countries in the world, no use getting itchy haemmorrhoids over 1 [that's smaller than California!].

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