The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

Original title: Ningen no jôken

19611961
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3h 10m

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8.8/10

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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

Drama History War

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.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.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.

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8.8/10

6.5K

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- Masaki Kobayashi
Writers
- Zenzô Matsuyama(screenplay)
- Kôichi Inagaki(screenplay)
- Masaki Kobayashi(screenplay)
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- 5 wins

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Tatsuya Nakadai and Hideko Takamine in The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

Tatsuya Nakadai in The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Michiyo Aratama, Masaki Kobayashi, and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

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Trivia
Is the first Japanese movie in stereo.

Quotes
Kaji: The Red Army should be different from the Japanese or the Nazis. Fundamentally different even from the American army. Minor incidents from a historical standpoint can be of vital importance to the individual. For those who've seen such failings, the scars never heal. The blood of hatred will continue to ooze from the wounds, forming a breeding ground for distrust that can't be wiped out. A trivial event perhaps, but also a stain on humanity. How can you defend such a thing?

Connections
Follows The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

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10/10

The Ten Hour Film Format has some Merits

This trilogy was a grueling and rewarding. It was chilling to watch but I persevered. It was about the conflict between nationalism and the individual struggling for humanism. If you transfer yourself to post WW2 Japan you could see how powerful this film was. It was necessary for the soul searching that was to heal the results of the war.

It is as important today as it was then.

This trilogy affected me deeply after watching it.

There is hardly a frame in the ten hours that does not have any sub-text associated with it.

The ten hour film format has some merits maybe it will catch on.

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