About The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love is a war, drama, history film released in 1959 exploring themes of japan, fascism, world war ii, prison escape, conscientious objector, snow. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi, it stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima. 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.