Akira Kurosawa: [names] Kikuchiyo is a girl's name made up of two parts, like Betty Sue in America. That's why the samurai laugh so hard at the name. Obviously Toshirô Mifune's character is illiterate, and it's a very subtle thing that the other samurai choose to tease him about the age and not choosing a girl's name! Kiku translates to "chrysanthemum" and Chiyo to "1000 generations". This is in fact one of several occasions in which Mifune's character in a Kurosawa film has a name composed of a plant and a number of years.
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