You can always meet those you really wish to.
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.
Producer: Masaki Kobayashi, Shigeru Wakatsuki
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay: Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
Director of Photography: Yoshio Miyajima
Kaji
Michiko
Sasa Nitôhei
Hino Jun'i
Yoshida Jôtôhei
Shinjô Ittôhei
Obara Nitôhei
Hashitani Gunsô
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) ORIGINAL TRAILER