The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama, History, War
Release: 1961-02-01
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Writers: Zenzō Matsuyama , Masaki Kobayashi , Jumpei Gomikawa
Language: Japanese | Mandarin | Russian
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai , Michiyo Aratama , Kokinji Katsura , Jun Tatara , Michirô Minami , Kei Satō , Kunie Tanaka , Ryôhei Uchida , Kan Yanagiya , Kenjiro Uemura
Runtime: 181 min
Awards: 3 wins
AKA: The Human Condition Part II: Road to Eternity (United Kingdom) , 人間の條件第2 (Japan) , 人間の條件 (Japan) , Ningen no jôken: Dai 2 hen (Japan) , Dola człowiecza II: Droga do wieczności (Poland) , The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity , La condición humana II: El camino a la eternidad (Spain) , Barfuß durch die Hölle - 2. Teil: Die Straße zur Ewigkeit , The Human Condition Part II: Road to Eternity (Canada) , O ilios den aneteile gi' aftous (Greece) , The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (United States of America) , Człowieczy los II (Poland) , La condition de l'homme: Le chemin de l'éternité (France, French Republic) , Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (United States of America) , Удел человеческий 2 , Zoku ningen no joken , A Condição Humana - 2ª parte (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Guerra e Humanidade: Estrada Para a Eternidade (Brazil) , Ningen no jôken , The Human Condition II (United States of America)
Plot:
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.
IMDB:tt0053115