Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Human Condition
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Tatsuya Nakadai Kaji Michiyo Aratama Michiko
This presentation is divided into three parts, none of which are complete without the other two. Thus, the best reviews of this trilogy acknowledge the relationship among the parts. Below are two of the best reviews I've found for the trilogy:
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Although the title above seems to indicate that it covers only the first part of the trilogy, the essay actually covers all three parts.
The Human Condition Movie Trilogy Review: Japanese Cinema Classic
The films in this trilogy are:
No Greater Love
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Chikage Awashima Tōfuku Kin Ineko Arima Shunran Yō Sō Yamamura Okishima Keiji Sada Kageyama
Here is a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1959
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi.
Road to Eternity
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Kokinji Katsura Sasa Nitôhei Jun Tatara Hino Jun'i Michirô Minami Yoshida Jôtôhei Kei Satô Shinjô Ittôhei
Here is a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film
Release Date: 1959
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi.
A Soldier's Prayer
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Tamao Nakamura Hinannmin no Shôjo Yûsuke Kawazu Terada Nitôhei Chishū Ryū Hinanmin no Chôrô Taketoshi Naitô Tange Ittôhei
Here is a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film
Release Date: 1961
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film series.
Release Date: 1959 - 1961
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
Labels: chishū-ryū, Criterion6, masaki-kobayashi, tatsuya-nakadai, war3
