The Quiet Duel
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.
- Year: 1949
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Daiei Film
- Keyword: nurse, surgeon, doctor, syphilis, field hospital
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Miki Sanjō, Takashi Shimura, Kenjiro Uemura, Isamu Yamaguchi, Noriko Sengoku