The Quiet Duel
1949 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,101 VOTES · DIR. Akira Kurosawa
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 759 lines
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00:00:18 THE QUIET DUEL
00:09:35 I can only test for the blood reaction here.
00:14:31 You can't give birth to a baby.
00:17:07 We have extra rooms.
00:21:55 Then, is there a man for you?
00:26:33 - Good morning. - Good morning.
00:29:41 That test? Sure, I'm studying for it.
00:33:01 Life is funny, isn't it?
00:36:17 And... I was right.
00:40:00 I don't have the courage to take away her life like that!
00:45:32 - Miss. - What?
00:48:44 Oh, hi. Thank you very much for coming. How is he?
00:51:59 At that time, this place was more lively. Don't you think?
00:55:12 I got it from this cut.
00:58:48 Are you saying my child will be retarded?!
01:03:00 I'm single. So I don't know what a husband and a wife is like.
01:06:53 and because of that we have to say goodbye today...
01:10:48 He is playing with Miss Minegishi's baby.
01:14:56 my desire is such a poor thing.
01:17:48 It's not too late.
01:22:17 - The doctor? - He is here.
01:25:34 Hey!
01:27:47 - Jerk! - Miss Minegishi!
01:31:50 You have to walk proudly with your chin up high.
Cast & Characters
Toshirô Mifune
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Miki Sanjô
Misao Matsumoto
Kenjirô Uemura
Susumu Nakada
Chieko Nakakita
Takiko Nakada
Noriko Sengoku
Apprentice Nurse Rui Minegishi
Jyonosuke Miyazaki
Cpl. Horiguchi
Isamu Yamaguchi
Patrolman Nosaka
Shigeru Matsumoto
Boy with appendicitis
Hiroko Machida
Nurse Imai
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed759
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line01:31:50
Production Record
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes4,101