the scene was in the 50s and james caan was trying to convince bette to go to japan with him. when he asked, "what's there in japan you don't like?" and bette responded, "radiation!", i was startled and thought the film was transported to 2011 post-fukushima japan.
shareIt is a reference to the idea of radaiation contamination after the atomic bombs that were dropped. However, this expert says there wouldn't be any by that time:
Japan Radiation months following Bombing in WWII www.physicsforums.com › Engineering › Nuclear Engineering
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=305634
That's a very bizarre remark. You do know about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, right?
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