The Quiet Duel (1949)

  • NR
  • 03/19/1949 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

A young idealistic doctor works at his father's clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood of a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. Treating himself in secret and tormented by his conscience, he rejects his heartbroken fiancée without explanation.

Akira Kurosawa

Writer, Director

Kazuo Kikuta

Writer

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Miki Sanjō's headshot

Miki Sanjō

Misao Matsumoto
Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Kenjiro Uemura's headshot

Kenjiro Uemura

Susumu Nakada
Isamu Yamaguchi's headshot

Isamu Yamaguchi

Patrolman Nosaka
Noriko Sengoku's headshot

Noriko Sengoku

Apprentice Nurse
Chieko Nakakita's headshot

Chieko Nakakita

Takiko Nakada
Kenichi Miyajima's headshot

Kenichi Miyajima

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