The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) - War Movies 206 minutes. The Human Condition Vol. I, The human condition: The greater love, The human condition I, Barfuß durch die Hölle, La condición humana, Vol. I, La condición humana: No hay amor más grande, Guerra e Humanidade, Paljain jaloin läpi helvetin, La Condition de l'homme : Il n'y a pas de plus grand amour, Agapi mesa stin Kolasi, La condizione umana - Parte I - Nessun amore è più grande, Czlowieczy los I, A Condição Humana - 1ª parte, Ningen no jôken I, Guerra e Humanidade: Não há Amor Maior, 인간의 조건 1, Dola człowiecza I - Nie ma większej miłości, 人间的条件(第一、二部). 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. japan, fascism, world war ii, prison escape, conscientious objector, snow, soldier, chinese, shallow grave, mandarin, ore mine
Released: Jan 15, 1959
Runtime: 206 minutes
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, Sō Yamamura, Akira Ishihama
Crew: Masaki Kobayashi (Director), Jumpei Gomikawa (Novel), Masaki Kobayashi (Screenplay), Shigeru Wakatsuki (Producer), Keiichi Uraoka (Editor), Kazue Hirataka (Art Direction)