

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 · Movie · 2h 58m
WarDramaHistory
"The second one"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.5/10
Key crew
- Masaki KobayashiDirector
- Masaki KobayashiScreenplay
- Zenzō MatsuyamaScreenplay
- Chūji KinoshitaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tatsuya NakadaiKaji
- Michiyo AratamaMichiko
- Kokinji KatsuraSasa Nitôhei
- Jun TataraHino Jun'i
- Michirō MinamiYoshida Jôtôhei
- Kei SatōShinjô Ittôhei
- Kunie TanakaObara Nitôhei
- Ryōhei UchidaHashitani Gunsô
- Kan YanagiyaTanoue Nitôhei
- Kenjiro UemuraBannai Jôtôhei
- Kaneko IwasakiTokunaga Kangofu
- Mayumi KurataObara no Tsuma
Stills
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Themes
japanworld war iirecruitsequelconscientious objectorpacific warmilitaryjapanese armyfoxholetrenchesimperial japanphilosophical























