The Quiet Duel
movie

Released March 19, 1949
Genres:
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.
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

Chieko Nakakita
as
Takiko Nakada

Kenichi Miyajima
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Masatoki Sasaki
as
Old soldier
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Seiji Izumi
as
Policeman
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Tadashi Date
as
Father of boy with appendicitis
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Shigeyuki Miyajima
as
Officer
Crew

Akira Kurosawa
as
Director

Akira Kurosawa
as
Writer
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Hisao Ichikawa
as
Producer

Sōjirō Motoki
as
Producer
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Sōichi Aisaka
as
Director of Photography
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Masanori Tsujii
as
Editor
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Mitsuo Hasegawa
as
Sound

Akira Ifukube
as
Original Music Composer
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Koichi Imai
as
Art Direction

Kazuo Kikuta
as
Original Story

Senkichi Taniguchi
as
Writer