The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
The second one
1959 · 2h 58m · War, Drama, History
Genres: War, Drama, History
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.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Writers: Jumpei Gomikawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
Music by: Chūji Kinoshita
Cinematography: Yoshio Miyajima
Editor: Keiichi Uraoka
Rated 8.2/10 by 228 viewers
Part of the The Human Condition franchise.
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai as KajiMichiyo Aratama as MichikoKokinji Katsura as Sasa NitôheiJun Tatara as Hino Jun'iMichirō Minami as Yoshida JôtôheiKei Satō as Shinjô IttôheiKunie Tanaka as Obara NitôheiRyōhei Uchida as Hashitani GunsôKan Yanagiya as Tanoue NitôheiKenjiro Uemura as Bannai JôtôheiKaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga KangofuMayumi Kurata as Obara no TsumaMore like this
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