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Film / 1949
The Quiet Duel
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Toshirō MifuneDr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Miki SanjōMisao Matsumoto
Takashi ShimuraDr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Kenjiro UemuraSusumu Nakada
Isamu YamaguchiPatrolman Nosaka
Noriko SengokuApprentice Nurse
Chieko NakakitaTakiko Nakada
Kenichi Miyajima
Masatoki SasakiOld soldier
Seiji IzumiPoliceman
Tadashi DateFather of boy with appendicitis
Shigeyuki MiyajimaOfficer
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