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Tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage.
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| Victoria | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Subject |
| World War, 1939-1945 > China > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Drama. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Drama. Military deserters > Japan > Drama. Prisoners of war > Soviet Union > Drama. Ethics > Drama. |
- ISBN: 9781604651614
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Physical Description
videodisc
4 videodiscs (574 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | DVD release of the motion picture, originally released from 1959-1961 as three films: No greater love, The road to eternity, and A soldier's prayer. A foreign film (Japan). Based on the novel by Junpei Gomikawa. Theatrical release in the US by Janus Films. Special features (all on disc 4): excerpt from a rare Directors Guild of Japan video interview by Masahiro Shinoda of director Masaki Kobayashi (1993); new video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai (2009); video appreciation of Kobayashi featuring Masashiro Shinoda (2009); three Japanese theatrical trailers. GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Parts 1 and 2 -- Disc 2: Parts 3 and 4 -- Disc 3: Parts 5 and 6 -- Disc 4: The supplements. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | 880-03 Producer, Tatsuo Hosoya (2nd film); cinematography, Yoshio Miyajima ; art, Kazue Hirataka; music, Chuji Kinoshita ; editing, Keiichi Uraoka. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Sada Keiji, Nakamura Tamao, Kawazu Yūsuke, Ryu Chishū, Naitō Taketoshi, Takamine Hideko. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono. and surround. |
| Language Note: | In Japanese, with optional subtitles in English. |
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