Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 190 min
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In Japanese — subtitles on.
The story
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
- japan
- china
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- manchuria
- sequel
- soldier
- chinese
- japanese army
- philosophical
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Tamao Nakamura
Hinannmin no Shôjo
Yūsuke Kawazu
Terada Nitôhei
- Chishū Ryū — Hinanmin no Chôrô
- Taketoshi Naitō — Tange Ittôhei
- Kyôko Kishida — Ryûko
- Reiko Hitomi — Umeko
- Keijirō Morozumi — Hironaka Gôchô
- Koji Kiyomura — Hikita Ittôhei
- Nobuo Kaneko — Kirihara Gôchô
- Fujio Suga — Nagata Taii
- Tatsuya Ishiguro — Dôkutsu Taichô
- Kazuo Kitamura — Kitagô Sôchô
- Toshio Takahara — Chôsen e Iku Heichô
- Directed
- Masaki Kobayashi
Production
- Rating
- 8.4 / 10 · 216 ratings
- Studio
- Ninjin Club
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Where it starts.
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · You’re here
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