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The Quiet Duel
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The Quiet Duel

1949-03-19 · 95 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

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.

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Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneDr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Miki SanjōMiki SanjōMisao Matsumoto
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraDr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Kenjiro UemuraKenjiro UemuraSusumu Nakada
Isamu YamaguchiIsamu YamaguchiPatrolman Nosaka
Noriko SengokuNoriko SengokuApprentice Nurse
Chieko NakakitaChieko NakakitaTakiko Nakada
Kenichi MiyajimaKenichi Miyajima
Masatoki SasakiOld soldier
Seiji IzumiPoliceman
Tadashi DateFather of boy with appendicitis
Shigeyuki MiyajimaOfficer
Junnosuke MiyazakiCpl. Horiguchi
Kisao TobitaBoy with typhoid
Kan TakamiLaborer
Etsuko SudoMother of boy with appendicitis
Hatsuko WakaharaMii-chan
Hiroko MachidaHiroko MachidaNurse Imai
Wakayo MatsumuraWakayo MatsumuraStudent Nurse
Yakuko IkegamiGaudy Woman

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