KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
1959 · 204 min · NR

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · War, Drama, History

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) is a War film, directed by Masaki Kobayashi set in Manchuria during the 1940s.

Themes of freedom & oppression and power & corruption run throughout.

Composer
Chūji Kinoshita
Cinematography
Yoshio Miyajima
Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaChikage AwashimaIneko ArimaSo YamamuraAkira IshihamaKōji NanbaraSeiji Miyaguchi

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Manchuria
Setting
Rural
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
Freedom & OppressionPower & Corruption
Tone
Bleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Historical Fiction

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