The Human Condition I: No Greater Love - 1959

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.

206min
1959
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.5/10

Cast

Chikage Awashima profile pictureChikage AwashimaTôfuku Kin
Ineko Arima profile pictureIneko ArimaShunran Yô
Sō Yamamura profile pictureSō YamamuraOkishima
Seiji Miyaguchi profile pictureSeiji MiyaguchiKyôritsu Ô
Tōru Abe profile pictureTōru AbeWatarai Gunsô
Masao Mishima profile pictureMasao MishimaKuroki Shochô
Akitake Kôno profile pictureAkitake KônoKôno Taii
Nobuo Nakamura profile pictureNobuo NakamuraHonsha Buchô
Kyū Sazanka profile pictureKyū SazankaMeisan Chô
Shinsuke Ashida profile pictureShinsuke Ashida(uncredited)
Keiji Sada profile pictureKeiji SadaKageyama
Yoshio Kosugi profile pictureYoshio Kosugi(uncredited)
Toshiko Kobayashi profile pictureToshiko Kobayashi(uncredited)
Akira Tani profile pictureAkira Tani(uncredited)
Torahiko Hamada profile pictureTorahiko Hamada(uncredited)
Teruko Kishi profile pictureTeruko Kishi(uncredited)
Akio Isono profile pictureAkio Isono(uncredited)
Jun Ôtomo profile pictureJun Ôtomo(uncredited)
Junkichi Orimoto profile pictureJunkichi Orimoto(uncredited)
Isao Suenaga profile pictureIsao Suenaga(uncredited)

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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.

Runtime: 206min

Extra details

Original Title: 人間の條件 第1部純愛篇/第2部激怒篇
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Masaki Kobayashi
Production Companies
Ninjin Club