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

Love is the Condition for Being Human

Genre : War, Drama, History

Runtime : 3H 10M

Director : Masaki Kobayashi
Writer : Koichi Inagaki, Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

Synopsis

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Hinannmin no Shôjo
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Terada Nitôhei
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Hinanmin no Chôrô
Taketoshi Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
Tange Ittôhei
Kyōko Kishida
Kyōko Kishida
Ryûko
Reiko Hitomi
Reiko Hitomi
Umeko
Keijirô Morozumi
Keijirô Morozumi
Hironaka Gôchô
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura
Hikita Ittôhei
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Kirihara Gôchô
Fujio Suga
Fujio Suga
Nagata Taii
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Dôkutsu Taichô
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
Kitagô Sôchô
Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara
Chôsen e Iku Heichô
Akira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi
(uncredited)
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Noge Shôsa
Kôichi Hayashi
Kôichi Hayashi
Minagawa Tsûyaku
Ko Mihashi
Ko Mihashi
Rôkyôshi
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Sekitan'ya
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Hinanmin no Onna
Masahiko Naruse
Masahiko Naruse
Chôsenjin (uncredited)
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Dôro no Hinanmin
Miyoko Nakamura
Miyoko Nakamura
Zakkaya no Tsuma (uncredited)
Yoshie Minami
Yoshie Minami
Rôkyôshi no Tsuma (uncredited)
Fumie Kitahara
Fumie Kitahara
Buraku no Hinanmin (uncredited)
Gen'ya Nagai
Gen'ya Nagai
Heitai A (uncredited)
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Fukuhara
Heitai B (uncredited)
Kanji Ōsugi
Kanji Ōsugi
Hatake no Chûgoku Nômin (uncredited)
Akira Kimura
Akira Kimura
Chûgokujin no Wakamono (uncredited)
Yoshiko Watanabe
Yoshiko Watanabe
Hinanmin no Onna (uncredited)
Saburo Boya
Saburo Boya
(uncredited)
Takashi Sue
Takashi Sue
(uncredited)
Tetsuo Mizoi
Tetsuo Mizoi
(uncredited)
Daijirô Minami
Daijirô Minami
(uncredited)
Hideko Aki
Hideko Aki
(uncredited)
Ed Keane
Ed Keane
(uncredited)
Henrî Ban
Henrî Ban
(uncredited)
Torauemon Utazawa
Torauemon Utazawa
Fukumoto Jôtôhei

Crews

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Jumpei Gomikawa
Jumpei Gomikawa
Novel
Koichi Inagaki
Koichi Inagaki
Screenplay
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 3: A Soldier’s Prayer Original Trailer (Masaki Kobayashi, 1961)

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