The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Directors
Masaki Kobayashi
Actors
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Michiyo Aratama
- Kokinji Katsura
Summary
As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.
More about this movie
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army; he revolts against the abusive treatment spent to the recruit Obara that commits suicide; 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.