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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

Love is the Condition for Being Human.

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WarDramaHistory

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After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

190 mins

Rating

8.4/10

Release Date

28 January 1961

Country

Japan

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Hinannmin no Shôjo

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Terada Nitôhei

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Hinanmin no Chôrô

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Tange Ittôhei

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Ryûko

Reiko Hitomi

Reiko Hitomi

Umeko

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Hironaka Gôchô

Koji Kiyomura

Koji Kiyomura

Hikita Ittôhei

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Kirihara Gôchô

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Nagata Taii

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Dôkutsu Taichô

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Kitagô Sôchô

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Chôsen e Iku Heichô

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Noge Shôsa

Kōichi Hayashi

Kōichi Hayashi

Minagawa Tsûyaku

Kō Mihashi

Kō Mihashi

Rôkyôshi

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Sekitan'ya

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Hinanmin no Onna

Masahiko Naruse

Masahiko Naruse

Chôsenjin

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Dôro no Hinanmin

Miyoko Nakamura

Miyoko Nakamura

Zakkaya no Tsuma

Yoshie Minami

Yoshie Minami

Rôkyôshi no Tsuma

Fumie Kitahara

Fumie Kitahara

Buraku no Hinanmin

Gen'ya Nagai

Gen'ya Nagai

Heitai A

Hideo Fukuhara

Hideo Fukuhara

Heitai B

Kanji Ōsugi

Kanji Ōsugi

Hatake no Chûgoku Nômin

Akira Kimura

Akira Kimura

Chûgokujin no Wakamono

Yoshiko Watanabe

Yoshiko Watanabe

Hinanmin no Onna

Saburō Bōya

Saburō Bōya

(uncredited)

Takashi Sue

Takashi Sue

(uncredited)

Tetsuo Mizoi

Tetsuo Mizoi

(uncredited)

Daijirô Minami

Daijirô Minami

(uncredited)

Hideko Aki

Hideko Aki

(uncredited)

Ed Keane

Ed Keane

(uncredited)

Henrî Ban

Henrî Ban

(uncredited)

Torauemon Utazawa

Torauemon Utazawa

Fukumoto Jôtôhei

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