Presented with a 10-min intermission.



The Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity

(Ningen no joken)

Masaki Kobayashi
Japan, 1959
featuring

Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Taketoshi Naito,

In Part II of Masaki Kobayashi’s nine-hour epic about Japan’s occupation of China during World War II, soldier Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) is appalled by the treatment afforded recruits. Given the rank of officer, he tries to install more humane procedures but only succeeds in attracting the ire of his fellow officers.

FILM DETAILS 

Screenwriter

  • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Zenzo Matsuyama

Based On

  • Jumpei Gomikawa’s novel

Cinematographer

  • Yoshio Miyajima

Language

  • Japanese
  • with English subtitles

Print Info

  • B&W
  • 'Scope 35mm
  • 180 mins

Source

  • Janus Films

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