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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959 · 178 min

A gruelling, morally serious descent through military cruelty that weighs on you long after it ends.}<​/think>{.

Tagline
The second one
Overview
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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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • violence
  • morality
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
war, drama, history
Directed by
Masaki Kobayashi
Written by
Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama
Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirō Minami, Kei Satō, Kunie Tanaka, Ryōhei Uchida
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
178 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Russian, Mandarin, Japanese

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