The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

人間の條件　第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇

The second one

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.

Date of release
1959-11-20
TMDB
8.2 / 10 (238)
Runtime
2h 58m
Genres
War, Drama, History
Director
Masaki Kobayashi

Casting

  • 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
  • Ryōhei Uchida — Hashitani Gunsô
  • Kan Yanagiya — Tanoue Nitôhei
  • Kenjiro Uemura — Bannai Jôtôhei
  • Kaneko Iwasaki — Tokunaga Kangofu
  • Mayumi Kurata — Obara no Tsuma

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