War ·Drama ·History · Japan · 1959 · 2h 58m

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

人間の條件　第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity poster
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Cast
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
Crew
Yoshio Miyajima — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer Masaki Kobayashi — Screenplay Zenzō Matsuyama — Screenplay Jumpei Gomikawa — Novel
Tagline

The second one

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanworld war iirecruitsequelconscientious objectorpacific warmilitaryjapanese armyfoxholetrenchesimperial japandramatic
Key Collaborators
Masaki Kobayashi Director Yoshio Miyajima Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Chūji Kinoshita Original Music Composer Masaki Kobayashi Screenplay Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay Jumpei Gomikawa Novel Masaki Kobayashi Producer Shigeru Wakatsuki Producer Kōshichi Yoshida Costume Design
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