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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
JAPAN · 1959

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Masaki Kobayashi
japan world war ii conscientious objector pacific war recruit
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Synopsis

Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

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