The Quiet Duel
1949 · directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Rating
- 73/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Quiet Duel (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune
- Miki Sanjō
- Takashi Shimura
- Kenjiro Uemura
- Isamu Yamaguchi
- Noriko Sengoku
- Chieko Nakakita
- Kenichi Miyajima
- Masatoki Sasaki
- Seiji Izumi
Crew
- Sōichi Aisaka — Director of Photography
- Masanori Tsujii — Editor
- Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer
- Akira Kurosawa — Writer
- Senkichi Taniguchi — Writer
More from Akira Kurosawa
- Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
- Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
- Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
- Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
- High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
- Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
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