Ningen no jôken

"Love is the Condition for Being Human."

Aug 5 1970 Not Rated 3h 10m
Drama, History, War

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.

Plot

Part three of a trilogy. After the Japanese defeat to the Russians in the last episode, Kaji, the Japanese soldier and humanistic protagonist, leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines. Ultimately, he finds himself in the exact opposite position he held in the first episode: Then a labor manager, Kaji is now a prisoner of war, forced to work for the Russians, who do not seem to hold to the Communist ideals in which Kaji himself had put his faith.

Written by

Zenzô Matsuyama, Kôichi Inagaki, Masaki Kobayashi

Directed by

Masaki Kobayashi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Ninjin Club, Shochiku

Languages

Awards

5 wins total

Scores
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8,579
Average Rating
8.8 out of 10
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