An era without condoms

Sammy 2022-02-07 14:45:16

If there were condoms, the movie wouldn't exist. Because there is no condom, the doctor played by Mifune suppresses his desires and feelings and does not marry his fiancée. This doctor is a good man, he treats sick children very kindly, saves the pregnant dancer and takes her in, and encourages her to take the nursing exam, even the soldier who infects him with syphilis is not to blame and cares about him He is worried that his family will be infected by him. I think the film is a success in terms of portraying a morally virtuous doctor. But what attracted me most in terms of the plot was what Dr. Fujisaki played by Mifune said to Hachigishi. He was astonished (I was surprised) to admit that he was suppressing his sexual desire. He said that he was suppressing desire with pure love. Enlisted in the military looking forward to marriage (and union) with his fiancée, but after contracting syphilis, all that was disillusioned. The most unbearable thing for him was that the body he had been looking forward to for six years became someone else's woman, but his fresh desire was suppressed by morality because he was infected with syphilis, because he could not harm others. The reason I was surprised was that the subject of this conversation was sexuality, neither love nor morality, although in the end it boiled down to morality repressing sexuality. These remarks made the matter of rejecting marriage relegated to the second place, and the description of Dr. Fujisaki's individual humanity was highlighted, which gave me a new experience of the film, and got rid of most of the fiancee before the film. My confusion. This talk about desire may seem abrupt, and without this dialogue, the film would have no way of ending. The plot is relatively smooth, the details are comprehensive, and the performances are also desirable. It is worthy of being a black movie.
In it, Shimura Joe plays the old Doctor Fujisaki, the father of Doctor Fujisaki. The syphilis soldier's wife is the heroine of a good Sunday. Honeybee is the one with a change in character. At the beginning, he complained, but he wanted to dedicate himself to Dr. Fujisaki regardless of syphilis. After being inspired by Fujisaki, he became optimistic, fell in love with Fujisaki, and began to work as a nurse seriously. Stay warm.
The beginning of the film is a rainy night. Later, when the fiancee Misao came to say goodbye to the doctor, it was also raining, and then it turned into snow. In the movie, there is a scene where Misao and Fujisaki are talking beside the iron railing. It is very beautiful. Through the railing decorated with small flowers, the two are seen moving slowly. The change of seasons in the film is also expressed through the lens of the railings. The vine flowers on the railings bloom and the vine flowers wither.
Japan has developed ultra-thin condoms in 1949. If the doctors of Mifune Yan have condoms, they can get married. . .

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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!