The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Original title: 人間の條件 第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity is a 1959 Japanese-language war movie directed by Masaki Kobayashi, with a running time of 2h 58m. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama and Kokinji Katsura.
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.
Where to watch The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji
- Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
- Kokinji Katsura as Sasa Nitôhei
- Jun Tatara as Hino Jun'i
- Michirō Minami as Yoshida Jôtôhei
- Kei Satō as Shinjô Ittôhei
- Kunie Tanaka as Obara Nitôhei
- Ryōhei Uchida as Hashitani Gunsô
- Kan Yanagiya as Tanoue Nitôhei
- Kenjiro Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei
- Kaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga Kangofu
- Mayumi Kurata as Obara no Tsuma