The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

8.2

178m

1959

War, Drama, History

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.

Starring

Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirō Minami, Kei Satō, Kunie Tanaka, Ryōhei Uchida, Kan Yanagiya, Kenjiro Uemura

Directed By

Masaki Kobayashi