The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959-01-15)

War | Drama | History |

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After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed 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.

Directed By: Masaki Kobayashi

Star Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai , Michiyo Aratama , Chikage Awashima , Ineko Arima ,

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Runtime: 206m
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Language: ja

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Keywords

japan fascism world war ii prison escape conscientious objector snow soldier chinese shallow grave mandarin ore mine romantic tragic

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Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Tôfuku Kin

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Shunran Yô

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Okishima

Akira Ishihama

Akira Ishihama

Chin

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Kô

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyôritsu Ô

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Watarai Gunsô

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Kuroki Shochô

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Okazaki

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Furuya

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Kôno Taii

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Honsha Buchô

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Meisan Chô

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

(uncredited)

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Kageyama