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Summary

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

Details

Release Date: November 20, 1959

Runtime: 178 minutes

Genres: War, Drama, History

Rating: 8.2/10 (193 votes)


The Human Condition Collection

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.

  • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.


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Cast

  • Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya Nakadai

    Kaji

  • Michiyo Aratama

    Michiyo Aratama

    Michiko

  • Kokinji Katsura

    Kokinji Katsura

    Sasa Nitôhei

  • Jun Tatara

    Jun Tatara

    Hino Jun'i

  • Michirō Minami

    Michirō Minami

    Yoshida Jôtôhei

  • Kei Satō

    Kei Satō

    Shinjô Ittôhei

  • Kunie Tanaka

    Kunie Tanaka

    Obara Nitôhei

  • Ryōhei Uchida

    Ryōhei Uchida

    Hashitani Gunsô

  • Kan Yanagiya

    Kan Yanagiya

    Tanoue Nitôhei

  • Kenjiro Uemura

    Kenjiro Uemura

    Bannai Jôtôhei

  • Kaneko Iwasaki

    Kaneko Iwasaki

    Tokunaga Kangofu

  • Mayumi Kurata

    Mayumi Kurata

    Obara no Tsuma

  • Taketoshi Naitō

    Taketoshi Naitō

    Tange Ittôhei

  • Yoshirō Aoki

    Yoshirō Aoki

    Sergeant Soga

  • Rō Ose

    Rō Ose

    Kubo Nitôhei

  • Sen Yano

    Sen Yano

    Yamazaki Jôtôhei

  • Takashi Ebata

    Takashi Ebata

    Kanamori - Nitôhei

  • Keiji Sada

    Keiji Sada

    Kageyama Shôi

  • Yūsuke Kawazu

    Yūsuke Kawazu

    Terada Nitôhei

  • Susumu Fujita

    Susumu Fujita

    Naruto Nitôhei

  • Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru Chiaki

    Onodera Heichô

  • Shōji Yasui

    Shōji Yasui

    Minarai Shikan

  • Fumio Watanabe

    Fumio Watanabe

    Sanbô

  • Jun Hamamura

    Jun Hamamura

    Doi Chûi

  • Akiji Kobayashi

    Akiji Kobayashi

    Nonaka Shôi

  • Keijirō Morozumi

    Keijirō Morozumi

    Hironaka Gochô

  • Shōbun Inoue

    Shōbun Inoue

    Akaboshi Jôtôhei

  • Isao Suenaga

    Isao Suenaga

    Koizumi Nitôhei

  • Hisashi Igawa

    Hisashi Igawa

    Masui Ittôhei