
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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About The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
- Directors
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, So Yamamura, Akira Ishihama
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- Japanese
- Production countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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