The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Synopsis

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Written by

Masaki Kobayashi

Music

Chūji Kinoshita

Studio

Ninjin Club

Released

15 January 1959

Genres

War, Drama, History