The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

• 8.176 War
• 1959-11-20
• 178 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Tatsuya Nakadai (Kaji) Michiyo Aratama (Michiko) Kokinji Katsura (Sasa Nitôhei) Jun Tatara (Hino Jun'i) Michirō Minami (Yoshida Jôtôhei) Kei Satō (Shinjô Ittôhei) Kunie Tanaka (Obara Nitôhei) Ryôhei Uchida (Hashitani Gunsô) Kan Yanagiya (Tanoue Nitôhei) Kenjiro Uemura (Bannai Jôtôhei)

Director:

Masaki Kobayashi

Writer:

Masaki Kobayashi Zenzō Matsuyama