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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

You can always meet those you really wish to.

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Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei 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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

178 mins

Rating

8.21/10

Release Date

20 November 1959

Country

Japan

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Kokinji Katsura

Kokinji Katsura

Sasa Nitôhei

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Hino Jun'i

Michirō Minami

Michirō Minami

Yoshida Jôtôhei

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Shinjô Ittôhei

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Obara Nitôhei

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Hashitani Gunsô

Kan Yanagiya

Kan Yanagiya

Tanoue Nitôhei

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Bannai Jôtôhei

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Tokunaga Kangofu

Mayumi Kurata

Mayumi Kurata

Obara no Tsuma

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Tange Ittôhei

Hideo Kidokoro

Hideo Kidokoro

Kudô Taii

Yoshirō Aoki

Yoshirō Aoki

Sergeant Soga

Rō Ose

Rō Ose

Kubo Nitôhei

Tamotsu Tamura

Tamotsu Tamura

Eiseiheichô

Toru Takeuchi

Toru Takeuchi

Shûban Shikan

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Sawamura Fuchô

Sen Yano

Sen Yano

Yamazaki Jôtôhei

Akio Miyabe

Akio Miyabe

Shirato Nitôhei

Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

Kanamori - Nitôhei

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Kageyama Shôi

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Terada Nitôhei

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Naruto Nitôhei

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Onodera Heichô

Shōji Yasui

Shōji Yasui

Minarai Shikan

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Sanbô

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Doi Chûi

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Nonaka Shôi

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Hironaka Gochô

Shōbun Inoue

Shōbun Inoue

Akaboshi Jôtôhei

Shojiro Ogasawara

Shojiro Ogasawara

Enji Nitôhei

Shōji Ōki

Shōji Ōki

Nakai Nitôhei

Isao Suenaga

Isao Suenaga

Koizumi Nitôhei

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Masui Ittôhei

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