War · Drama · History

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Directed byMasaki Kobayashi

1959 · 2h 58m · Kijkwijzer 12

Synopsis

Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

Cast & crew

Cast

  • Tatsuya NakadaiKaji
  • Michiyo AratamaMichiko
  • Kokinji KatsuraSasa Nitôhei
  • Jun TataraHino Jun'i
  • Michirō MinamiYoshida Jôtôhei
  • Kei SatōShinjô Ittôhei
  • Kunie TanakaObara Nitôhei
  • Ryōhei UchidaHashitani Gunsô
  • Kan YanagiyaTanoue Nitôhei
  • Kenjiro UemuraBannai Jôtôhei
  • Kaneko IwasakiTokunaga Kangofu
  • Mayumi KurataObara no Tsuma

Crew

  • Masaki KobayashiDirector, Writer
  • Zenzō MatsuyamaWriter