Genres

War , Drama , History

Duration

178 min

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Rating

8.2

Release Date

November 20, 1959

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Original title: 人間の條件　第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇

Synopsis

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