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Ningen no jōken /

人間の條件
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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.

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