Film

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Name: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Released: 1959
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirō Minami

1959 · 178 min · ★ 8.3 · Dir. Masaki Kobayashi

First Sequel of an Anti-War Masterpiece

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.