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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

First Sequel of an Anti-War Masterpiece

Genre : War, Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 58M

Director : Masaki Kobayashi
Writer : Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

Synopsis

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. 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.

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Kokinji Katsura
Kokinji Katsura
Sasa Nitôhei
Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara
Hino Jun'i
Michirô Minami
Michirô Minami
Yoshida Jôtôhei
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Shinjô Ittôhei
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Obara Nitôhei
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryôhei Uchida
Hashitani Gunsô
Kan Yanagiya
Kan Yanagiya
Tanoue Nitôhei
Kenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Bannai Jôtôhei
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Tokunaga Kangofu
Mayumi Kurata
Mayumi Kurata
Obara no Tsuma
Taketoshi Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
Tange Ittôhei
Hideo Kidokoro
Hideo Kidokoro
Kudô Taii
Yoshirô Aoki
Yoshirô Aoki
Sergeant Soga
Rō Ose
Rō Ose
Kubo Nitôhei
Tamotsu Tamura
Tamotsu Tamura
Eiseiheichô
Tōru Takeuchi
Tōru Takeuchi
Shûban Shikan
Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara
Sawamura Fuchô
Sen Yano
Sen Yano
Yamazaki Jôtôhei
Akio Miyabe
Akio Miyabe
Shirato Nitôhei
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata
Kanamori - Nitôhei
Keiji Sada
Keiji Sada
Kageyama Shôi
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Terada Nitôhei
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Naruto Nitôhei
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Onodera Heichô
Shōji Yasui
Shōji Yasui
Minarai Shikan
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Sanbô
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Doi Chûi
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Nonaka Shôi
Keijirô Morozumi
Keijirô Morozumi
Hironaka Gochô (uncredited)
Shôbun Inoue
Shôbun Inoue
Akaboshi Jôtôhei (uncredited)
Shojiro Ogasawara
Shojiro Ogasawara
Enji Nitôhei (uncredited)
Shôji Ôki
Shôji Ôki
Nakai Nitôhei (uncredited)
Isao Suenaga
Isao Suenaga
Koizumi Nitôhei (uncredited)
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Masui Ittôhei (uncredited)

Crews

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Jumpei Gomikawa
Jumpei Gomikawa
Novel
Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay
Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Producer
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Producer
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Kazue Hirataka
Kazue Hirataka
Art Direction
Zenzō Matsuyama
Zenzō Matsuyama
Screenplay
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Yoshio Miyajima
Yoshio Miyajima
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

The Human Condition Trilogy Trailer
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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