The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

“The second one”

War, Drama, History · 2h 58m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay
Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
Novel
Jumpei Gomikawa
Director of Photography
Yoshio Miyajima
Original Music Composer
Chūji Kinoshita
Editor
Keiichi Uraoka
Producer
Masaki Kobayashi, Shigeru Wakatsuki

Details

Original title
人間の條件 第3部望郷篇/第4部戦雲篇
Release date
1959-11-20
Runtime
2h 58m
Genres
War, Drama, History
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Russian, Mandarin, Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Ninjin Club