I Live in Fear (1955)

Takashi Shimura: Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

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• Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada : His only fault is going too far. But his anxiety about the bomb is something we all share. Mr. Araki, Mr. Hori, Miss Tamiya -- you all know the feeling. Isn't that true? We just don't feel it quite as strongly. We don't build underground shelters or plan to move to Brazil. But can we claim that the feeling is beyond comprehension? The Japanese all share it, to greater or lesser degrees. We can't dispense with it so easily by just saying he went too far.

• Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada : What do you think about the A-bomb and the H-bomb?

  Susumu : What's that about?

  Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada : Never mind that. What do you think? Are you afraid?

  Susumu : Of course I am.

  Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada : You're really afraid?

  Susumu : Yes, really. Everyone's afraid of them.

  Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada : Then how can you be so calm?

  Susumu : Well, because, there's nothing we can do, is there?

• Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada : We can't look at him and remain unmoved. That's because his fear of the bomb is palpable and real in a way that neither we nor his family can grasp. But why does he feel it so strongly? What triggered it?