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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959 · Movie · 3h 24m

Third of the three Human Condition films by score. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer leads at 87, ahead of The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (84). It runs long at 3h 24m.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb8.5/1053%
Rotten Tomatoes73%26%
TMDB8.2/10307 votes21%
Balasaur Score81100%

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