The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

About This Movie

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love is a 1959 war and drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. Its leading cast includes Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama and Chikage Awashima. It runs for 3 hours 24 minutes. It belongs to The Human Condition Collection. Its original language is Japanese.

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Official Trailer

The Human Condition 1: No Greater Love Original Trailer (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959) · plays from YouTube

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai Kaji
• Michiyo Aratama Michiko
• Chikage Awashima Tôfuku Kin
• Ineko Arima Shunran Yô
• So Yamamura Okishima
• Akira Ishihama Chin
• Kōji Nanbara Kô
• Seiji Miyaguchi Kyôritsu Ô
• Tōru Abe Watarai Gunsô
• Masao Mishima Kuroki Shochô
• Eitarō Ozawa Okazaki
• Kōji Mitsui Furuya
• Akitake Kōno Kôno Taii
• Nobuo Nakamura Honsha Buchô
• Kyū Sazanka Meisan Chô
• Eijirō Tōno
• Shinsuke Ashida (uncredited)
• Keiji Sada Kageyama