The Quiet Duel 1949

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Drama

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.

Release Date 1949-03-19
Runtime 1h 35m
Directors Akira Kurosawa, Sôichi Aisaka
Producers Hisao Ichikawa, Sōjirō Motoki
Writers Akira Kurosawa, Kazuo Kikuta