The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

IMDb link: 0053115
IMDb rating: 8.5 (8,938 votes)
Genres: Drama, War, History
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara and others

Release date: 1 Feb 1961
Release year: 1959
Runtime: 181 minutes
Country: Japan
Keywords: world war two, japanese army, second part, conscientious objector, japanese occupation of china, manchuria, anti war, sequel, epic drama, epic war

Plot:

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

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