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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
人間の條件 第一部純愛篇 第二部激怒篇
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
1959•3h 28m•NR•★ 8.4
Drama / History / War
Synopsis
A pacifist intellectual seeks an exemption from military service by supervising a labor camp in Japanese-occupied Manchuria, struggling desperately to preserve his moral humanity against systemic wartime cruelty. The opening monument of Masaki Kobayashi's nine-hour trilogy.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
WriterMasaki KobayashiZenzō Matsuyama
CinematographyYoshio Miyajima
MusicChūji Kinoshita
Principal Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiKaji
Michiyo AratamaMichiko
Chikage AwashimaTôfuku Kin
Ineko ArimaShunran Yô
So YamamuraOkishima
Akira IshihamaChin
Kōji NanbaraKô
Seiji MiyaguchiKyôritsu Ô
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Runtime3h 28m (208 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguagesJapanese, Mandarin
CountryJP
StudioShochiku • Ninjin Club
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