The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 15, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Chinese, Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO,Shochiku,Ninjin Club

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai,Michiyo Aratama,Chikage Awashima,Ineko Arima,So Yamamura,Akira Ishihama,Kōji Nanbara,Seiji Miyaguchi,Tōru Abe,Masao Mishimaand 35 more

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Writer

Masaki Kobayashi,Jumpei Gomikawa,Zenzō Matsuyama

Producer

Shigeru Wakatsuki

Cinematography

Yoshio Miyajima

Music

Chūji Kinoshita

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053114