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Quiet Duel, The

 

aka: Shizukanaru ketto
USA 1949, 92 minutes
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
In Japanese with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura

 

Aroview: A pre-RED BEARD Toshiro Mifune plays an idealistic doctor who fatally contracts syphilis from performing surgery in this minor Kurosawa classic. Its compelling and conflicted story is anchored by various moral dilemmas, deft post-war social commentary and the occasional bout of melodrama.

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