The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959 · directed by Masaki Kobayashi

Rating
84/100
Hit
yes

Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959), directed by Masaki Kobayashi, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their…

Cast

  • Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Michiyo Aratama
  • Kokinji Katsura
  • Jun Tatara
  • Michirō Minami
  • Kei Satō
  • Kunie Tanaka
  • Ryōhei Uchida
  • Kan Yanagiya
  • Kenjiro Uemura

Crew

  • Yoshio Miyajima — Director of Photography
  • Keiichi Uraoka — Editor
  • Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer
  • Masaki Kobayashi — Screenplay
  • Zenzō Matsuyama — Screenplay

More from Masaki Kobayashi

  1. Harakiri (1962) — 92/100 · hit
  2. Samurai Rebellion (1967) — 88/100 · hit
  3. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) — 86/100 · hit
  4. Kwaidan (1965) — 83/100 · hit
  5. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — 79/100

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