The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-02-01

Languages:

Japanese, Mandarin, Russian

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

181 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (2602 Reviews)

Director:

Masaki Kobayashi

Genres:

Drama History War

Cast:

Tatsuya Nakadai Michiyo Aratama Kokinji Katsura Jun Tatara

Writer:

Zenzè Matsuyama (screenplay)

Masaki Kobayashi (screenplay)

Jumpei Gomikawa (novel)

Fullplot:

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 Shinjè Ittèhei 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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