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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.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love is a film that explores themes of japan, fascism, world war ii. It also touches on prison escape and conscientious objector and snow.
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Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, So Yamamura, Akira Ishihama, Kōji Nanbara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Tōru Abe, Masao Mishima
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You can stream The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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8.1/10
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Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, So Yamamura, Akira Ishihama, Kōji Nanbara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Tōru Abe, Masao Mishima
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