The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)3h24
War · Drama · History
Director Masaki Kobayashi (8.2 avg)
Also directed Harakiri, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, and 18 more
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed 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.
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Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Michiyo Aratama
Chikage Awashima
Ineko Arima
So Yamamura
Akira Ishihama
Kōji Nanbara
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