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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • 1959
  • TMDB 8.2/10
  • 3h 24m

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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Overview

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.

Cast

  • Tatsuya NakadaiKaji
  • Michiyo AratamaMichiko
  • Chikage AwashimaTôfuku Kin
  • Ineko ArimaShunran Yô
  • So YamamuraOkishima
  • Akira IshihamaChin
  • Kōji NanbaraKô
  • Seiji MiyaguchiKyôritsu Ô

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