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The Quiet Duel (1949)

Original title: 静かなる決闘

1949-03-19 · 1h 35m · JA
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Toshirō Mifune plays a young idealistic doctor who works at his father's (Takashi Shimura) 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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Akira KurosawaDirector, WriterKazuo KikutaWriter

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Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneDr. Kyoji FujisakiMiki SanjōMiki SanjōMisao MatsumotoTakashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraDr. Konosuke FujisakiKenjiro UemuraKenjiro UemuraSusumu NakadaIsamu YamaguchiIsamu YamaguchiPatrolman NosakaNoriko SengokuNoriko SengokuApprentice NurseChieko NakakitaChieko NakakitaTakiko NakadaKenichi MiyajimaKenichi MiyajimaMasatoki SasakiMasatoki SasakiOld soldierSeiji IzumiSeiji IzumiPolicemanTadashi DateTadashi DateFather of boy with appendicitisShigeyuki MiyajimaShigeyuki MiyajimaOfficer

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DoctorSurgeonNurseSyphillisField hospital

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityDoctor · Surgeon · NurseDialogue densityDramaDirector preference90737Actor preference438906 · 420632 · 362696Country preferenceJp

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What is The Quiet Duel about?

Toshirō Mifune plays a young idealistic doctor who works at his father's (Takashi Shimura) 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.

How long is The Quiet Duel?

The Quiet Duel has a runtime of 95 minutes.