The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Plot

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.

Genres

War, Drama, History

Year

1959

Runtime

204 min

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, So Yamamura, Akira Ishihama, Kōji Nanbara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Tōru Abe, Masao Mishima

TMDB rating

8.2 / 10

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