The object of the duel is actually one's own desires

Clay 2022-02-07 14:45:16

Akira Kurosawa likes to make movies about doctors, the previous "Drunken Angel" and the later famous "Red Beard". As a very idealistic one in the early days, Kyoji Fujisaki, the representative of the angel in white, was unfortunately infected with syphilis during a field operation. In order not to delay the happiness of his fiancée's life, he reluctantly refused his persistent pursuit, and persuaded the patient who infected him back then. Adhering to the treatment and control of pregnancy, professional attitude and morality are highly moved around, the single mother and trainee nurse who was not enterprising before obtained the license, and fell in love with Kyouji. In short, the theme is very high, and the special scene is how Gongji treats men's desires - in the early years, he regarded desires as pure, waiting to get married with his fiancée and then enjoying it, and then he would delay it when he went to the battlefield. , never thought of getting venereal diseases, professional ethics made him completely cut off his physical needs, very inhumane, but he can't be like the soldier who infected himself - irresponsibly dating women and trying to have children (of course, the film also popular science How terrible it is for a syphilis to give birth). Kyouji chose to transform his desire into medical excellence, and maintained a spiritual love with a nurse who liked him. Well, writing this, I feel that such a character is simply a saint. In fact, it was also mentioned in the film that Gong Er is the incarnation of a saint. There are many reasons for unsatisfied sexual desire, but there is no perfect solution, only to endure it. This is the price of human beings as social animals. Just like Kyouji, in the long night that no one else can see, only myself and myself are dueling.

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  • Theresa 2022-04-24 07:01:24

    7/7.5 The persistence of love and morality, except for the combination of Mifune and Shimura Joe, I can't feel that this is a work by Akira Kurosawa

  • Lottie 2022-04-21 09:03:29

    【"The Emperor of the Movie" directed by Akira Kurosawa 7】Year: 1949 "The most unforgettable thing is what happened at the climax of the filming. This scene is to say that the protagonist hides the secret of the past in the depths of his heart, and he is very distressed. Unable to bear the pain, I was determined to tell the secrets of the past. The scene took five minutes long, which was unprecedented at the time. The scene between Mifune and Qianshi was indeed tense like the final battle. The performance of the two of them became white-hot every second, with sparks flying all over the place. I couldn't help but sweat for them. After a while, when Mifune burst into tears, the lights on my left and right clacked. I got up. It turned out that my body was shaking, and the lights were shaking through the wooden cover under my feet.... The photographer looked at the viewfinder and manipulated the camera, but he burst into tears. If the photographer can't see the scene, even Once you're out of the frame, it's all over." - Akira Kurosawa's autobiography "The Oil of the Toad"

The Quiet Duel quotes

  • Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki: If he had been happy, he might have become just a snob.

  • Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: I thought I could forget everything when she married. But I can't!

    [He walks over to the window]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: I'm fighting desperately now to curb my desires. I feel sorry for myself. Young and fastidious before the war, I suppressed it. It was the same during the war. The thought of Misao and a peaceful home sustained me!

    [His voice chokes, and he sits down on the couch]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: But one day, without having fooled around myself, my blood was contaminated by a man's diseased blood!

    [He angrily kicks over the chair]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: If I'd known it would happen... it makes me think sometimes!

    [He gets up again]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: I don't know when I can satisfy my desires!

    [He turns towards Rui]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: Why must I suffer like this? I have syphilis! But it's not my fault or the result of playing around!"

    [He begins to cry]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: I'm pure yet my desires unfulfilled! It's intolerable sometimes! But my conscience tries to crush out my physical desires.

    [He throws his stethoscope]

    Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki: My stupid conscience!