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ZOKU NINGEN NO JOKEN (1959)

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Film details

Featuring

Tatsuya Nakadai Michiyo Aratama Keiji Sada
Country

Japan
Year

1959
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

NINGEN NO JOKEN PART 2 Alternative
The HUMAN CONDITION: THE ROAD TO ETERNITY Alternative
ROAD TO ETERNITY Alternative

Synopsis

DRAMA. Second part of a trilogy. Kaji joins the army and distressed by the suffering of his fellow recruits attempts to speak out against this cruelty, he is suspected of having Communist tendencies as is his friend Shinjo. One day Shinjo tries to escape and Kaji is injured when he attempts to rescue him. After leaving the hospital he is sent to a different unit where on meeting an old friend he is promoted. Finally after the surrender of Germany, Russia turns its attention to the small Japanese units and Kaji and his troops are attacked.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Kaji
    
    Tatsuya Nakadai
  - Michiko
    
    Michiyo Aratama
  - Kageyama
    
    Keiji Sada
  - Kudo
    
    Hideo Kisho
  - Hino
    
    Jun Tatara
  - Yoshida
    
    Michio Minami
  - Shinjo
    
    Kei Sato
  - Tange
    
    Taketoshi Naito
  - Obara
    
    Kunie Tanaka
  - Sasa
    
    Kokinji Katsura
  - Nurse
    
    Kaneko Iwasaki
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Masaki Kobayashi
  - Production Company
    
    Shochiku Co. Ltd.
  - Producer
    
    Tatsuo Hosoya
  - Script
    
    Zenzô Matsuyama
  - Script
    
    Masaki Kobayashi
  - Original novel
    
    Jumpei Gomikawa
  - Photography
    
    Yoshio Miyajima
  - Editor
    
    Keiichi Uraoka
  - Art Director
    
    Kazue Hirataka
  - Music
    
    Chuji Kinoshita
  - Sound Recording
    
    Hideo Nishizaki

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