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Ningen no jôken

  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Ningen no jôken (1959)
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As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
6.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,807
1,460
  • Director
    • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Writers
    • Zenzô Matsuyama(screenplay)
    • Masaki Kobayashi(screenplay)
    • Jumpei Gomikawa(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Michiyo Aratama
    • Kokinji Katsura
Top credits
  • Director
    • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Writers
    • Zenzô Matsuyama(screenplay)
    • Masaki Kobayashi(screenplay)
    • Jumpei Gomikawa(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Michiyo Aratama
    • Kokinji Katsura
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    • 21User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins

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    Tatsuya Nakadai in Ningen no jôken (1959)
    Tatsuya Nakadai in Ningen no jôken (1959)
    Michiyo Aratama and Tatsuya Nakadai in Ningen no jôken (1959)
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    Paljain jaloin läpi helvetin (1959)
    Ningen no jôken (1959)
    Masaki Kobayashi in Ningen no jôken (1959)

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    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Kaji
    Michiyo Aratama
    Michiyo Aratama
    • Michiko
    Kokinji Katsura
    • Sasa Nitôhei
    Jun Tatara
    • Hino Jun'i
    Michirô Minami
    Michirô Minami
    • Yoshida Jôtôhei
    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    • Shinjô Ittôhei
    Kunie Tanaka
    Kunie Tanaka
    • Obara Nitôhei
    Ryôhei Uchida
    Ryôhei Uchida
    • Hashitani Gunsô
    Kan Yanagiya
    • Tanoue Nitôhei
    Kenjirô Uemura
    Kenjirô Uemura
    • Bannai Jôtôhei
    Kaneko Iwasaki
    Kaneko Iwasaki
    • Tokunaga Kangofu
    Mayumi Kurata
    • Obara's Wife
    Taketoshi Naitô
    Taketoshi Naitô
    • Tange Ittôhei
    Hideo Kidokoro
    • Kudô Taii
    Yoshiaki Aoki
    • Soga Gunsô
    Rô Ose
    • Kubo Nitôhei
    Tamotsu Tamura
    • Eiseiheichô
    Ryoji Ito
    • Mizukami Heichô
    • (as Ryôji Itô)
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Zenzô Matsuyama(screenplay)
      • Masaki Kobayashi(screenplay)
      • Jumpei Gomikawa(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #480.
    • Goofs
      The tanks used in the battle scene with the Russian army are easily recognizable as U.S. Sherman tanks, in spite of the heavy camouflage applied to them.
    • Quotes

      Kaji: You seem to love ultimate victory even more than food. Personally, I love my wife more than ultimate victory. You may consider that unmanly. But when fighting starts, I'll be the only one you can count on.

    • Connections
      Followed by Ningen no jôken (1961)

    User reviews21

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    10/10
    First Sequel of an Anti-War Masterpiece
    Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled of Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army; he revolts against the abusive treatment spent to the recruit Obara that commits suicide; he also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border; and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Soviet tanks division.

    "The Human Condition – Parts III & IV" is the first sequel of the anti- war masterpiece by Masaki Kobayashi. The story is impressively realistic and magnificently shot with top-notch camera work, giving the sensation of a documentary. But maybe the most impressive is to see the treatment of the Japanese military with their soldiers. If they treated their own compatriots with such brutality, imagine how the enemies would be treated? My vote is ten.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1959 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Mandarin
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
    • Filming locations
      • Hokkaido, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho Company
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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