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82% Critic Match
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
“The second one”
8.2 / 10• 1959• 2h 58m•NR• Japanese
WarDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Lead
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Kokinji Katsura
Sasa Nitôhei
Jun Tatara
Hino Jun'i
Michirō Minami
Yoshida Jôtôhei
Kei Satō
Shinjô Ittôhei
Kunie Tanaka
Obara Nitôhei
Ryōhei Uchida
Hashitani Gunsô
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 II: Road to Eternity is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
