The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The second one
1959 · 2h 58m · Not Rated
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Masaki Kobayashi
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Masaki Kobayashi Director
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji
- Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
- Kokinji Katsura as Sasa Nitôhei
- Jun Tatara as Hino Jun'i
- Michirō Minami as Yoshida Jôtôhei
- Kei Satō as Shinjô Ittôhei
- Kunie Tanaka as Obara Nitôhei
- Ryōhei Uchida as Hashitani Gunsô
- Kan Yanagiya as Tanoue Nitôhei
- Kenjiro Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei
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