Japan Synopsis
静かなる決闘
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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Films and series that share thematic tags with The Quiet Duel. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1948–1950 Japan Window
The Quiet Duel holds position #5 of 10 Japan films in the 1948–1950 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1940s Japan Landscape
1949 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 4 titles released, including The Quiet Duel. Bars below show how the 1940s stacked up year by year (20 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Japan films in 1949.
The 46th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
65 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 55th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Quiet Duel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- syphillis · 1
- field hospital · 1
- doctor · 25
- nurse · 13
- surgeon · 7
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,405 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #612 of 1,933 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | March 19, 1949 |
| IMDb | tt0041870 |