The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1949-03-19
Genre:Drama
Duration:95 min
Country:Japan
Director:Akira Kurosawa
Actors:Toshirō Mifune, Miki Sanjō, Takashi Shimura, Kenjiro Uemura, Isamu Yamaguchi
Production:Daiei Film

Overview:

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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