Die Hard (1988)

James Shigeta: Takagi

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Quotes 

• Joseph Takagi : You want money? What kind of terrorists are you?

  Hans Gruber : [Chuckling]  Who said we were terrorists?

• John McClane : You throw quite a party. I didn't realize they celebrated Christmas in Japan.

  Joseph Takagi : Hey, we're flexible. Pearl Harbor didn't work out so we got you with tape decks.

• Takagi : [Hans is threatening to kill Takagi if he doesn't divulge the code to the vault]  I don't know it, I'm telling you. Get on a jet to Tokyo and ask the Chairman. I'm telling you, you're just going to have to kill me.

  Hans Gruber : Okay.

  [shoots Takagi in the head] 

  Hans Gruber : We do it the hard way.

• Hans Gruber : Now, where is Mr. Takagi? Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi, born in Kyoto, Japan, 1937. Family immigrated to San Pedro , California, 1939. Interned Manzanar, 1942 to 43. Scholarship student University of California, 1955. Law degree, Stanford, 1962. MBA , Harvard, 1970. President, Nakatomi Corporation. Chairman, Nakatomi Investment Group...

  Joseph Takagi : [interrupting]  Enough!

  Hans Gruber : [concluding]  and father of five.

  Joseph Takagi : I am Takagi!