Film
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 · 2h 58m · War · Drama · History
The second one
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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.
Where to watch
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Cast
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
Taketoshi Naitō
Tange Ittôhei
Hideo Kidokoro
Kudô Taii
Yoshirō Aoki
Sergeant Soga
Rō Ose
Kubo Nitôhei
Crew
- Masaki KobayashiProducer · Director · Screenplay
- Zenzō MatsuyamaScreenplay
- Jumpei GomikawaNovel
- Shigeru WakatsukiProducer
- Yoshio MiyajimaDirector of Photography
- Chūji KinoshitaOriginal Music Composer
- Keiichi UraokaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 20, 1959
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 58m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
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