The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

JapaneseFilm1959204 minWar, Drama, History★ 8.2/10

The Immortal Story.

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.

Directed by

Masaki Kobayashi

Starring

Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima

Music

Chūji Kinoshita

Released

1959-01-15

Original title

人間の條件　第１部純愛篇／第２部激怒篇

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