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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

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1959

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204 min

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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.

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japan
fascism
world war ii
prison escape
conscientious objector
snow
soldier
chinese
shallow grave
mandarin
ore mine
philosophical
complex
depressed
dramatic
depressing
romantic
complicated
informative
tragic

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druscilla_of_old

June 5, 2026

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8/10

I'm finally through watching this mammoth of an epic (for several days) and I'm beyond impressed! When I think of a great movie, this trilogy comes very close is what I typically have in mind: A well-written, well-directed, well-acted story that actually has something important to say about life an

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