The Quiet Duel

Akira Kurosawa
1949-03-19


7.3
95 min

A young idealistic doctor works at his father's clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood of a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. Treating himself in secret and tormented by his conscience, he rejects his heartbroken fiancée without explanation.

Cast

Name Character Team
Toshirō Mifune Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki Unowned
Miki Sanjō Misao Matsumoto Unowned
Takashi Shimura Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki Unowned
Kenjiro Uemura Susumu Nakada Unowned
Isamu Yamaguchi Patrolman Nosaka Unowned
Noriko Sengoku Apprentice Nurse Unowned
Chieko Nakakita Takiko Nakada Unowned
Kenichi Miyajima Unowned
Masatoki Sasaki Old soldier Unowned
Seiji Izumi Policeman Unowned
Tadashi Date Father of boy with appendicitis Unowned
Shigeyuki Miyajima Officer Unowned
Junnosuke Miyazaki Cpl. Horiguchi Unowned
Kisao Tobita Boy with typhoid Unowned
Kan Takami Laborer Unowned
Etsuko Sudo Mother of boy with appendicitis Unowned
Hatsuko Wakahara Mii-chan Unowned
Hiroko Machida Nurse Imai Unowned
Wakayo Matsumura Student Nurse Unowned
Yakuko Ikegami Gaudy Woman Unowned
Shigeru Matsumoto Boy with appendicitis Unowned
Yosuke Kudo Boy Unowned