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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 87.5 / 100
1959·Drama / History / War·3h 24m

THE HUMAN CONDITION I: NO GREATER LOVE

“The Immortal Story.”

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.

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Masaki Kobayashi·DirectorMasaki Kobayashi·ScreenplayZenzō Matsuyama·ScreenplayYoshio Miyajima·Director of PhotographyChūji Kinoshita·Original Music ComposerKeiichi Uraoka·Editor
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai·KajiMichiyo Aratama·MichikoChikage Awashima·Tôfuku KinIneko Arima·Shunran YôSo Yamamura·OkishimaAkira Ishihama·ChinKōji Nanbara·KôSeiji Miyaguchi·Kyôritsu ÔTōru Abe·Watarai GunsôMasao Mishima·Kuroki Shochô
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Masaki Kobayashi·Director
Writing· 2
Masaki Kobayashi·ScreenplayZenzō Matsuyama·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Yoshio Miyajima·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Keiichi Uraoka·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Chūji Kinoshita·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Shigeru Wakatsuki·Producer
By the Numbers
87.5
OF 100
Master Score
8.5
OF 10
IMDb
71%
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0
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