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Mar 9, 2021 · Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition (Ningen no joken), adapted from Junpei Gomikawa’s six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji (handsome Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) from labor camp ...
- 207 min
- 14.3K
- Shadows of the Dark
The Human Condition (人間の條件, Ningen no jōken) is a trilogy of Japanese epic war drama films co-written and directed by Masaki Kobayashi, based on the novel of the same name by Junpei Gomikawa. The films are subtitled No Greater Love (1959), Road to Eternity (1959), and A Soldier's Prayer (1961). The trilogy follows the life of Kaji, a ...
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love: Directed by Masaki Kobayashi. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima. A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.
- (9.6K)
- Drama, History, War
- Masaki Kobayashi
- 1959-12-14
Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the nine-and-a-half-hour THE HUMAN CONDITION (NINGEN NO JOKEN), adapted from Junpei Gomikawa’s six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji (handsome Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) from labor camp ...
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer: Directed by Masaki Kobayashi. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura, Yûsuke Kawazu. His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.
- (7.5K)
- Drama, History, War
- Masaki Kobayashi
- 1970-08-05
The Human Condition I. “No Greater Love” Directed by Masaki Kobayashi • 1959 • Japan. Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the nine-and-a-half-hour THE HUMAN CONDITION (NINGEN NO JOKEN), adapted from Junpei Gomikawa’s ...
The Human Condition III. “A Soldier’s Prayer”. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi • 1961 • Japan. Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the nine-and-a-half-hour THE HUMAN CONDITION (NINGEN NO JOKEN), adapted from Junpei ...
