Ningen no jōken /

人間の條件

Tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Janus Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Gomikawa, Junpei, 1916-1995, Wakatsuki, Shigeru, 1914- (Producer), Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996 (Screenwriter, Director), Matsuyama, Zenzō (Screenwriter), Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932- (Actor), Aratama, Michiyo (Actor), Sada, Keiji, 1926-1964 (Actor), Nakamura, Tamao (Actor), Kawazu, Yūsuke (Actor), Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993 (Actor), Naitō, Taketoshi (Actor), Takamine, Hideko, 1924-2010
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	In Japanese, with optional subtitles in English.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2009.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 480.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > China > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Drama. Prisoners of war > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Epic films. War films. Feature films. Film adaptations.

Description
Summary:	Tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage.
Item Description:	DVD release of the motion picture originally released from 1959-1961. Based on the novel by Junpei Gomikawa. Special features: excerpt from a rare Directors Guild of Japan video interview with director Masaki Kobayashi ; new video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai ; video appreciation of Kobayashi featuring Shinoda ; Japanese theatrical trailers ; booklet with essay by critic Philip Kemp. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (574 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	DVD; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. and surround.
Audience:	MPAA rating: not rated.
Production Credits:	Producer, Tatsuo Hosotani (2nd film); cinematography, Yoshio Miyajima ; art, Shukei Hirataka; music, Chuji Kinoshita ; editing, Keiichi Uraoka.
ISBN:	9781604651614 160465161X