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Human condition = : Ningen no jōken

!Tg9X)!Qk, 1914-!;E!D$!F#!EU, 1916-1996.!D-!;e!R?!0$.!1$!0s!\9!N!, 1932-!Be!KB!0$!4X!0s.!15!L$!BO!0Q, 1926-1964.!04!Cr!K2!QU.!<4!G>!Ni!0m.!Or!C=KMV.K3!!V3!F'!BJ.!a\!;x!O$!:M.!0T!5h!<4!P}!<c, 1916-1995. !0d!^Ui$N!Dc!1'.!D-!Ol!DS!=9'CZ!Na. Wakatsuki, Shigeru, 1914- (film producer.). Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996 (screenwriter,, film director,, interviewee.). Matsuyama, Zenzō, (screenwriter.). Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932- (actor,, interviewee.). Aratama, Michiyo, (actor.). Sada, Keiji, 1926-1964 (actor.). Nakamura, Tamao, (actor.). Kawazu, Yūsuke, (actor.). Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993 (actor.). Naitō, Taketoshi, (actor.). Takamine, Hideko, 1924-2010 (actor.). Miyajima, Yoshio, 1909-1998 (director of photography.). Kinoshita, Chūji, 1916-2018 (composer (expression)). Kemp, Philip, (writer of supplementary textual content.). Shinoda, Masahiro, 1931- (interviewer,, on-screen presenter.). Gomikawa, Junpei, 1916-1995 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ningen no jōken. (Added Author). Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha. (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). !1$!0s!\9!N!, !Be!KB!0$!4X!0s, !15!L$!BO!0Q, !04!Cr!K2!QU, !<4!G>!Ni!0m, !Or!C=KMV, K3!!V3!F'!BJ, !a\!;x!O$!:M. Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Sada Keiji, Nakamura Tamao, Kawazu Yūsuke, Ryu Chishū, Naitō Taketoshi, Takamine Hideko. (Cast).

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.

DVD  - 2009
JAPANESE FIC Human
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World War, 1939-1945 > China > Drama.
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Foreign language films > Japanese.
Japanese language films.
Foreign films > Japan.
Japanese language materials.
Epic films.
Historical films.
War films.
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War films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
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Historical films > Japan.
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Foreign films.
Motion pictures > Japan.
Japanese language films.
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  • ISBN: 9781604651614
  • Physical Description videodisc
    4 videodiscs (574 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2009.

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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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