Drama
The Quiet Duel
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.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
73
User score
92 votes
Status
Released
Released
March 19, 1949
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
Japanese
Top 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
Masatoki Sasaki
Old soldier
Seiji Izumi
Policeman
Tadashi Date
Father of boy with appendicitis
Shigeyuki Miyajima
Officer
Junnosuke Miyazaki
Cpl. Horiguchi
Kisao Tobita
Boy with typhoid
Kan Takami
Laborer
Etsuko Sudo
Mother of boy with appendicitis
Hatsuko Wakahara
Mii-chan
Hiroko Machida
Nurse Imai
Wakayo Matsumura
Student Nurse
Yakuko Ikegami
Gaudy Woman
