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.
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First of a trilogy of films. During the Second World War, a Japanese conscientious objector named Kaji works as a supervisor in a Manchurian prison camp. He hopes to avoid duty as a soldier, but he also hopes to be helpful to the welfare of his prisoners. An escape attempt by Chinese prisoners results in Kaji's arrest for collusion. He faces the possibility of transferral to combat--or worse.
Written by Jim Beaver
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An extraordinary picture of man's fate and man's hope...
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Ningen no jôken: Dai 1 hen
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人間の條件
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人間の条件 第一部純愛篇
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Ningen no jôken: Dai 1 bu - Jun'ai hen
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人間の條件 第1
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According to Tatsuya Nakadai, a marathon screening of the entire nine-and-a-half-hour "Human Condition" trilogy is held once a year in Japan, and he has once or twice attended these screenings, which are always sold out.
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At one point a Japanese guard begins to whip Kao, yet the motions he makes are just a flailing of his arms, visibly missing the actor. Kao retaliates by throwing a rock at the guard, but the rock never strikes the guard. However, the actor playing the guard overreacts as if he has been struck.
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Followed by
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959).
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Kuroki Shochô:
You know, Kaji, theory may be correct and yet not always apply to reality.
Kaji:
Then either the theory is wrong or it was incorrectly applied.
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