The Quiet Duel(1949)
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.
Movie: The Quiet Duel
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Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Misao Matsumoto
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Susumu Nakada
Patrolman Nosaka
Apprentice Nurse
Takiko Nakada
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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.
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1949-03-19
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