The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.5
“The second one”
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.
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3 films
Cast
36 people
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Known for
Kwaidan
The Sword of Doom
Kokinji Katsura
Sasa Nitôhei
Also in
Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
Girls of the Night
Jun Tatara
Hino Jun'i
Known for
Seven Samurai
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Michirō Minami
Yoshida Jôtôhei
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Kei Satō
Shinjô Ittôhei
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Kunie Tanaka
Obara Nitôhei
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Sanjuro
Ryōhei Uchida
Hashitani Gunsô
Known for
Blind Woman's Curse
Kan Yanagiya
Tanoue Nitôhei
Known for
Stray Dog
Yearning
Kenjiro Uemura
Bannai Jôtôhei
Known for
The Quiet Duel
Gate of Hell
Kaneko Iwasaki
Tokunaga Kangofu
Also in
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Heroic Purgatory
Mayumi Kurata
Obara no Tsuma
Known for
Zatoichi's Revenge
Masaki Kobayashi Director · Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay Jumpei Gomikawa Author
First release November 20, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Languages Chinese, Japanese, Russian
Production
Ninjin Club
Production
Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
人間の條件 第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese · Russian
Release dates
Japan · November 20, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
October 19, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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