The Human Condition I
人間の條件 第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇
Japan • 1959
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Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Synopsis
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei 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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DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
WriterMasaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
CinematographerYoshio Miyajima
ComposerChūji Kinoshita
EditorKeiichi Uraoka
ProducerMasaki Kobayashi, Shigeru Wakatsuki