The Quiet Duel

7.3 / 10

(87 votes)

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1949

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

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Company:

Daiei Film

Cast:
Toshirō Mifune

Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

Miki Sanjō

Misao Matsumoto

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

Kenjiro Uemura

Susumu Nakada

Isamu Yamaguchi

Patrolman Nosaka

Crew:
Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Hisao Ichikawa

Producer

Sōichi Aisaka

Director of Photography

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer