The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Movie · 204 min · ★ 8.1
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed 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.
Based on The Human Condition
Also known as The Human Condition Vol. I · The human condition: The greater love · The human condition I
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-01-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 204 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (282 votes)
Themes
- japan
- fascism
- world war ii
- prison escape
- conscientious objector
- snow
- soldier
- chinese
- shallow grave
- mandarin
- ore mine
- philosophical
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
as Michiko
Chikage Awashima
as Tôfuku Kin
Ineko Arima
as Shunran Yô
So Yamamura
as Okishima
Akira Ishihama
as Chin
Kōji Nanbara
as Kô
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Kyôritsu Ô
Tōru Abe
as Watarai Gunsô
Masao Mishima
as Kuroki Shochô
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi