Human Condition, Part 2: The Road to Eternity overview
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Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
The second of Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi's Human Condition trilogy was titled The Road to Eternity (originally Zoku Ningen No Joken). Picking up where 1958's No Greater Love left off, this 1961 film finds the gentle, pacifistic Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) being sent to basic training camp in Manchuria in the waning days of World War II. Kaji struggles bravely to stick to his non-aggressive principals, only to be beaten and tortured for his troubles. Pushed to the edge, Kaji ends up killing a fellow soldier in the heat of battle.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Masaki Kobayashi
- Studio: Shochiku
- Year: 1960
- Run Time: 180 minutes
- Country: Japan, USA
- Language: Japanese
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama, War
- Filmed in: B&W
