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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
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Wikipedia article
'The Human Condition I: No Greater Love' ( ) is a 1959 Japanese epic war drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is the first part of 'The Human Condition' trilogy.
Plot
In World War II-era Japan, Kaji marries his sweetheart Michiko despite his misgivings about the future. To gain exemption from military service, he moves his wife to a large mining operation in Japanese-colonized Manchuria, where he serves as a labor chief assigned to a workforce of Chinese prisoners.
Kaji aggravates the camp bureaucracy by implementing humane practices to improve both labor conditions and productivity, clashing with foremen, administrators, and the Kenpeitai military police. Ultimately his efforts to grant autonomy to the POWs are undermined by scheming officials, resulting in the electrocution of several prisoners and the beheading of others accused of attempted escape. When Kaji protests the brutality, he is tortured and then drafted into the army to relieve the camp supervisors of his disruptive presence.
Cast
* Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji
* Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
* Chikage Awashima as Tfuku Kin
* Ineko Arima as Shunran Y
* S Yamamura as Okishima
* Keiji Sada as Kageyama
* Kji Nanbara as Kao (as Shinji Nanbara)
* Akira Ishihama as Chen
* Kji Mitsui as Furuya
* Seiji Miyaguchi as Wang Heng Li
* Eitaro Ozawa as Okazaki
* Toru Abe as Sergeant Watai
* Junkichi Orimoto as Sai
* Masao Mishima as Manager Kuroki
* Ky Sazanka as Cho Meisan
References
Category:1959 films
Category:Films directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Category:Japanese films
Category:Films with screenplays by Masaki Kobayashi
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