The Quiet Duel
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| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Produced by | Daiei |
| Written by | Senkichi Taniguchi[1] |
| Starring | Toshirō Mifune Takashi Shimura Noriko Sengoku |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Cinematography | Soichi Aisaka |
| Distributed by | Daiei |
| Release date(s) | March 13, 1949 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Quiet Duel (静かなる決闘 Shizukanaru Ketto) is a 1949 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
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[edit] Plot
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.
[edit] Home video
The Quiet Duel was released on DVD in the US by BCI Eclipse, as the first title in their "Director's Series".
[edit] References
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (2007-11-01). "Director Senkichi Taniguchi dies at 95". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/deaths/e3ib3de07b4b336a21b70f360cf5e7d8abb. Retrieved 2007-10-05.[dead link]
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- The Quiet Duel at the Internet Movie Database
- The Quiet Duel (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database
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