“War, earthquake, winds, fire, famine, the plague. Year after year, it's been nothing but disasters. And bandits descend upon us every night. I've seen so many men getting killed like insects, but even I have never heard a story as horrible as this. Yes. So horrible. This time, I may finally lose my…”
— Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Priest, Minoru Chiaki, imdb.com