The Quiet Duel

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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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

M

Masatoki Sasaki

Old soldier

S

Seiji Izumi

Policeman

T

Tadashi Date

Father of boy with appendicitis

S

Shigeyuki Miyajima

Officer

J

Junnosuke Miyazaki

Cpl. Horiguchi

K

Kisao Tobita

Boy with typhoid

K

Kan Takami

Laborer

E

Etsuko Sudo

Mother of boy with appendicitis

H

Hatsuko Wakahara

Mii-chan

Hiroko Machida

Nurse Imai

Wakayo Matsumura

Student Nurse

Y

Yakuko Ikegami

Gaudy Woman

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