Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Tommy Nishimura: Pvt. Jim (Mushy) Harigawa
Quotes
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Gus Brubaker : In the meantime, is there anyone in the village who speaks English?
Capt. Charlie Stark : Nah, them little guys got the wrong kind of bridgework.
Gus Brubaker : Well, we're gonna need a Japanese to front for us at the desk.
Capt. Charlie Stark : I got it! Harigawa.
[calling]
Capt. Charlie Stark : Hey, Mushy! Mushy! Mushy, you're gonna be the desk clerk.
Gus Brubaker : There's nothing to it! You just greet the guests in Japanese.
Pvt. Jim Harigawa : What's from this Japanese? I don't know none.
Capt. Charlie Stark : Well, what's the use of being Japanese if you can't say any Japanese?
Pvt. Jim Harigawa : I'm from Brooklyn! I don't know nothin' about this cockamamie language. So how about a little Yiddish?
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Gen. Weigang : I'm General Weigang, Inspector General's office.
Pvt. Jim Harigawa : Oy vey!