The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

8.2/10 178 min War Drama History

Overview

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.

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Kokinji Katsura

Sasa Nitôhei

Jun Tatara

Hino Jun'i

Michirō Minami

Yoshida Jôtôhei

Kei Satō

Shinjô Ittôhei

Kunie Tanaka

Obara Nitôhei

Ryōhei Uchida

Hashitani Gunsô

Kan Yanagiya

Tanoue Nitôhei

Kenjiro Uemura

Bannai Jôtôhei

Kaneko Iwasaki

Tokunaga Kangofu

Mayumi Kurata

Obara no Tsuma

Taketoshi Naitō

Tange Ittôhei

Yoshirō Aoki

Sergeant Soga

Rō Ose

Kubo Nitôhei

Izumi Hara

Sawamura Fuchô

Sen Yano

Yamazaki Jôtôhei

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