← Back to Home
The Quiet Duel
1949 • 1h 35m • ★ 7.3 (87 votes) Released
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Senkichi Taniguchi
Rating
7.3
Runtime
95 min
Production
Daiei FilmTop Billed Cast
Gallery
Keywords
nursesurgeondoctorsyphilisfield hospital
