1959 · 178 min · NR

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Name: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 1959
Duration: 178 min
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirō Minami

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · War, Drama, History

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) is a War film, directed by Masaki Kobayashi set during the 1940s.

Themes of war's cost and survival run throughout.

Composer

Chūji Kinoshita

Cinematography

Yoshio Miyajima

Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaKokinji KatsuraJun TataraMichirō MinamiKei SatōKunie TanakaRyōhei Uchida

The world of this film

Setting

Wilderness

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

War's Cost Survival

Tone

Bleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Historical Fiction

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

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