The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
- Released
- 1959-11-20
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Masaki Kobayashi, Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 from 242 votes
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji
- Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
- Kokinji Katsura as Sasa Nitôhei
- Jun Tatara as Hino Jun'i
- Michirō Minami as Yoshida Jôtôhei
- Kei Satō as Shinjô Ittôhei
- Kunie Tanaka as Obara Nitôhei
- Ryōhei Uchida as Hashitani Gunsô
- Kan Yanagiya as Tanoue Nitôhei
- Kenjiro Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei
- Kaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga Kangofu
- Mayumi Kurata as Obara no Tsuma