The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Movie · 190 min. · Japan
The protagonist is the pacifistic Kaji. Strong-armed into the Japanese military during World War II, Kaji has reluctantly learned to kill on the battlefields. Upon his country's surrender, Kaji and some comrades embark on an epic journey on foot southward to where Kaji hopes to rejoin Michiko. After surviving many perils he is captured by the Red Army and subjected to treatment that echoes that meted out to the Chinese.
Direction Masaki Kobayashi
Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Michiyo Aratama · Yusuke Kawazu · Tamao Nakamura · Chishu Ryu · Taketoshi Naitô · Reiko Hitomi · Kyôko Kishida · Nobuo Kaneko · Fujio Suga · Keijiro Morozumi
Soundtrack Chuji Kinoshita
Screenplay Masaki Kobayashi · Zenzo Matsuyama · Koichi Inagaki · Jumpei Gomikawa
Cinematography Yoshio Miyajima
Original title Ningen no joken III (The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer)
Also known as The Human Condition III
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