The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1959-01-15
Runtime: 204 minutes
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Top Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji
- Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
- Chikage Awashima as Tôfuku Kin
- Ineko Arima as Shunran Yô
- So Yamamura as Okishima
- Akira Ishihama as Chin
- Kōji Nanbara as Kô
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyôritsu Ô
- Tōru Abe as Watarai Gunsô
- Masao Mishima as Kuroki Shochô
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