Movie
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Overview
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Details
- Release date
- 1959-11-20
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ninjin Club
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji
- Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
- Kokinji Katsura as Sasa Nitôhei
- Jun Tatara as Hino Jun'i
- Michirō Minami as Yoshida Jôtôhei
- Kei Satō as Shinjô Ittôhei
- Kunie Tanaka as Obara Nitôhei
- Ryōhei Uchida as Hashitani Gunsô
- Kan Yanagiya as Tanoue Nitôhei
- Kenjiro Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei
- Kaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga Kangofu
- Mayumi Kurata as Obara no Tsuma
Crew
- Masaki Kobayashi - Director
- Masaki Kobayashi - Screenplay
- Zenzō Matsuyama - Screenplay
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