1959
8.1 (249 votes)
3h 26m
Genres
War
Drama
History
Production Companies
Ninjin Club
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (人間の條件 第１部純愛篇／第２部激怒篇)
The Immortal Story.
Overview
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Key Crew
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay: Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
Producer: Shigeru Wakatsuki
Director of Photography: Yoshio Miyajima
Top Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Chikage Awashima
Tôfuku Kin
Ineko Arima
Shunran Yô
Sō Yamamura
Okishima
Akira Ishihama
Chin
Kôji Nanbara
Kô
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyôritsu Ô
Videos
The Human Condition 1: No Greater Love Original Trailer (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959)
