The Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity
Alternate title(s):
Foreign Title: Ningen no joken
Date: January 01, 1959 to December 31, 1959
Dates Note: 1959
Country of Origin:
Japan
Place of Origin: Japan
Languages:
Japanese
Color: B&W
Silent: No
Based On: the novel by Junpei Gomikawa
Additional Info:
Curator Notes
Description:
In Part II of Kobayashi’s nine-hour epic about Japan’s occupation of China during the Second World War, 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.
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