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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Ningen no jôken (1959)

Drama, Historical, War | Japan

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

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Rating: 8.5/10

SYNOPSIS

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army; he revolts against the abusive treatment spent to the recruit Obara that commits suicide; 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.

Actors

Writer: Zenzô Matsuyama, Masaki Kobayashi

Producer: Masaki Kobayashi, Shigeru Wakatsuki

RUNTIME: 181 min

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