Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: January 28, 1961
Runtime: 190 minutes
Genres: War, Drama, History
Original Language: JA
Rating: ⭐ 8.4/10 (199 votes)
The Human Condition Collection

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
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
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
Kaji

Michiyo Aratama
Michiko

Tamao Nakamura
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Yūsuke Kawazu
Terada Nitôhei

Chishū Ryū
Hinanmin no Chôrô

Taketoshi Naitō
Tange Ittôhei

Kyôko Kishida
Ryûko

Reiko Hitomi
Umeko

Keijirō Morozumi
Hironaka Gôchô

Nobuo Kaneko
Kirihara Gôchô

Fujio Suga
Nagata Taii

Tatsuya Ishiguro
Dôkutsu Taichô

Kazuo Kitamura
Kitagô Sôchô

Toshio Takahara
Chôsen e Iku Heichô

Akira Yamanouchi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Noge Shôsa

Kichijirō Ueda
Sekitan'ya

Hideko Takamine
Hinanmin no Onna

Kin Sugai
Dôro no Hinanmin

Yoshie Minami
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Fumie Kitahara
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