Drama · Japan · 1949 · 1h 35m

The Quiet Duel

静かなる決闘

The Quiet Duel poster
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki Miki Sanjō as Misao Matsumoto Takashi Shimura as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki Kenjiro Uemura as Susumu Nakada Isamu Yamaguchi as Patrolman Nosaka Noriko Sengoku as Apprentice Nurse
Crew
Sōichi Aisaka — Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa — Writer Senkichi Taniguchi — Writer Hisao Ichikawa — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
nursesurgeondoctorsyphilisfield hospital
Key Collaborators
Akira Kurosawa Director Sōichi Aisaka Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa Writer Senkichi Taniguchi Writer Hisao Ichikawa Producer Sōjirō Motoki Producer
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