The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Ningen no jôken (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 3h 1min
- Drama, History
- Feb 1961 (USA)
- Movie
As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.
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- 3 wins.
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Cast
| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... |
Kaji
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| Michiyo Aratama | ... |
Michiko
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Kokinji Katsura | ... |
Sasa Nitôhei
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Jun Tatara | ... |
Hino Jun'i
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| Michirô Minami | ... |
Yoshida Jôtôhei
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| Kei Satô | ... |
Shinjô Ittôhei
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| Kunie Tanaka | ... |
Obara Nitôhei
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| Ryôhei Uchida | ... |
Hashitani Gunsô
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Kan Yanagiya | ... |
Tanoue Nitôhei
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| Kenjirô Uemura | ... |
Bannai Jôtôhei
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| Kaneko Iwasaki | ... |
Tokunaga Kangofu
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Mayumi Kurata | ... |
Obara's Wife
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| Taketoshi Naitô | ... |
Tange Ittôhei
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Hideo Kidokoro | ... |
Kudô Taii
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Yoshiaki Aoki | ... |
Soga Gunsô
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Rô Ose | ... |
Kubo Nitôhei
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Tamotsu Tamura | ... |
Eiseiheichô
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Ryoji Ito | ... |
Mizukami Heichô
(as Ryôji Itô)
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Izumi Hara | ... |
Sawamura Fuchô
(as Sen Hara)
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Sen Yano | ... |
Yamazaki Jôtôhei
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Tôru Takeuchi | ... |
Shûban Shikan
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Mareo Abe | ... |
Shibata Heichô
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Akio Miyabe | ... |
Shirato Nitôhei
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| Takashi Ebata | ... |
Kanamori - Nitôhei
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Shigeru Inagi | ... |
Ueda Jôtôhei
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Tadahiko Kuroda | ... |
Môri Nitôhei
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Ten Ai | ... |
Husband from Manjin
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Ritsusen Oh | ... |
Wife from manjin
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| Keiji Sada | ... |
Kageyama Shôi
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| Yûsuke Kawazu | ... |
Terada Nitôhei
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| Susumu Fujita | ... |
Naruto Nitôhei
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| Minoru Chiaki | ... |
Onodera Heichô
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| Shôji Yasui | ... |
Minarai Shikan
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| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Sanbô
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| Jun Hamamura | ... |
Doi Chûi
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| Akiji Kobayashi | ... |
Nonaka Shôi
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Keijirô Morozumi | ... |
Hironaka Gochô
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Jurô Hoshino | ... |
Heikiko Gunsô
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| Shôbun Inoue | ... |
Akaboshi Jôtôhei
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Masashi Maki | ... |
Tashiro Nitôhei
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Shôjirô Ogasawara | ... |
Enji Nitôhei
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Shôji Ôki | ... |
Nakai Nitôhei
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Isao Suenaga | ... |
Koizumi Nitôhei
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Kei Miyata | ... |
Mimura Nitôhei
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Shin'ya Mizushima | ... |
Takasugi Nitôhei
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Kenzô Iwayama | ... |
Asaka Nitôhei
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Hikaru Jinno | ... |
Ihara Nitôhei
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| Hisashi Igawa | ... |
Masui Ittôhei
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Ryûta Uno | ... |
Inui Jôtôhei
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Tenryû Kimura | ... |
Daitaichô
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Harukazu Kitami | ... |
Matsushima Gochô
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Takao Shigetomi | ... |
Suzuki Gôchô
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Yoshiaki Mizuno | ... |
Yokota Heichô
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Katsumi Shiina | ... |
Iwabuchi Jôtôhei
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Katsu Itô | ... |
Heikiko no Hei
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Ryo Ono | ... |
Heikiko no Hei
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Kotaro Mori | ... |
Jinjikake Gunsô
(as Kôtarô Mori)
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Directed by
| Masaki Kobayashi | ||
Written by
| Zenzô Matsuyama | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Masaki Kobayashi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jumpei Gomikawa | ... | (novel) (as Junpei Gomikawa) |
Produced by
| Masaya Araki | ... | assistant producer |
| Masaki Kobayashi | ... | producer |
| Shigeru Wakatsuki | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chûji Kinoshita | ||
Cinematography by
| Yoshio Miyajima | ||
Editing by
| Keiichi Uraoka | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazue Hirataka | ||
Set Decoration by
| Seiji Ishikawa | ||
Costume Design by
| Kôshichi Yoshida | ||
Production Management
| Zenpei Moriyama | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kôichi Inagaki | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Takamasa Kobayashi | ... | set designer |
| Shigemasa Toda | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | recording technician |
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound recordist |
| Hirofumi Satô | ... | recording assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Akira Aomatsu | ... | gaffer |
| Takao Kajihara | ... | still photographer |
| Takashi Kawamata | ... | assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Atlas (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Beverly Pictures (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Shochiku (1959) (Japan) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Winkler Film (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled 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 Russian tanks division. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #480. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961). See more » |
| 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. See more » |