The Quiet Duel

1h 35min

Drama

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

Toshirō Mifune

Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Miki Sanjō

Miki Sanjō

Misao Matsumoto
Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Susumu Nakada
Isamu Yamaguchi

Isamu Yamaguchi

Patrolman Nosaka
Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Apprentice Nurse
Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Takiko Nakada
Masatoki Sasaki

Masatoki Sasaki

Old soldier
Seiji Izumi

Seiji Izumi

Policeman
Tadashi Date

Tadashi Date

Father of boy with appendicitis
Junnosuke Miyazaki

Junnosuke Miyazaki

Cpl. Horiguchi
Kisao Tobita

Kisao Tobita

Boy with typhoid
Kan Takami

Kan Takami

Laborer
Etsuko Sudo

Etsuko Sudo

Mother of boy with appendicitis
Hiroko Machida

Hiroko Machida

Nurse Imai
Wakayo Matsumura

Wakayo Matsumura

Student Nurse
Yakuko Ikegami

Yakuko Ikegami

Gaudy Woman
Shigeru Matsumoto

Shigeru Matsumoto

Boy with appendicitis

Release date

19th Mar 1949

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語