Ningen no jôken1959/I

Okishima:
Where you been hidin'?

Kaji:
What's wrong with you? Drunk, I see.

Okishima:
Think I got drunk and came to make trouble? I had a drink with the boss, but I'm not drunk.

Okishima:
[they enter Kaji's house and Okishima lays on the floor] I have some hot news. They're issuing commendations for the increased production. Okazaki will surely be included. I told the boss you were the only one in Labor who deserved a commendation... The boss felt the same way, but he feared that this old-timer might feel slighted... You don't think I'd feel slighted, do you?

Kaji:
Why have you suddenly turned to brute force?

Okishima:
[snickering] The boss asked the same thing. I was born a brute... Good enough?

[Kaji shifts in contemplation]

Okishima:
How long do you plan to keep on like this?

Kaji:
Meaning what?

Okishima:
Straddling a fundamental contradiction and trying to justify it... I'm out of breath. If I'm being a nuisance, just say so and I'll back off.