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82% Critic Match
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
“The Immortal Story.”
8.2 / 10• 1959• 3h 24m•NR• Japanese
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Storyline
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 & Crew
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Lead
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Chikage Awashima
Tôfuku Kin
Ineko Arima
Shunran Yô
So Yamamura
Okishima
Akira Ishihama
Chin
Kōji Nanbara
Kô
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyôritsu Ô
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masaki Kobayashi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
