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.

Toshirō Mifune
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

Miki Sanjō
Misao Matsumoto

Takashi Shimura
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

Kenjiro Uemura
Susumu Nakada

Isamu Yamaguchi
Patrolman Nosaka

Noriko Sengoku
Apprentice Nurse

Chieko Nakakita
Takiko Nakada

Kenichi Miyajima
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March 19, 1949
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
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