

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Original Title: “人間の條件 第1部純愛篇/第2部激怒篇”
“The Immortal Story.”
Overview
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.
Top 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
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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