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The Quiet Duel
静かなる決闘
1949 · Film · 95 min
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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.
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Ran is not only highly regarded in Kurosawa's output, it regularly pops up on lists of greatest films of all time.
When people speak of Kurosawa's weaker films, they generally mean Dodeskaden and Scandal, and then perhaps lesser-known efforts like The Quiet Duel and Derzu Uzala.