The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

The second one

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.

Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi

Written by: Jumpei Gomikawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

Music by: Chūji Kinoshita

Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirō Minami, Kei Satō, Kunie Tanaka, Ryōhei Uchida, Kan Yanagiya, Kenjiro Uemura

Genre: War, Drama, History

Released: 1959-11-20

Runtime: 178 minutes

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