The Quiet Duel
1949 · 95 min
Drama
★ 7.3A 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.
Crew
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Writer Akira Kurosawa
- Writer Senkichi Taniguchi
- Director of Photography Sōichi Aisaka
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Miki Sanjō
Misao Matsumoto
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Kenjiro Uemura
Susumu Nakada
Isamu Yamaguchi
Patrolman Nosaka
Noriko Sengoku
Apprentice Nurse
Chieko Nakakita
Takiko Nakada
Kenichi Miyajima
- M
Masatoki Sasaki
Old soldier
- S
Seiji Izumi
Policeman
- T
Tadashi Date
Father of boy with appendicitis
- S
Shigeyuki Miyajima
Officer
Crew
- Director — Akira Kurosawa
- Writer — Akira Kurosawa
- Writer — Senkichi Taniguchi
- Director of Photography — Sōichi Aisaka
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