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The Quiet Duel
The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

19 March 1949

Country

Japan

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

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Masatoki Sasaki

Masatoki Sasaki

Old soldier

Seiji Izumi

Seiji Izumi

Policeman

Tadashi Date

Tadashi Date

Father of boy with appendicitis

Shigeyuki Miyajima

Shigeyuki Miyajima

Officer

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

Hatsuko Wakahara

Hatsuko Wakahara

Mii-chan

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

Yosuke Kudo

Yosuke Kudo

Boy

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