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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

1961 · 190 min

A grueling, soul-crushing journey through war-torn landscapes that tests the limits of human endurance and idealism.

Tagline
Love is the Condition for Being Human.
Overview
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 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
  • survival
  • war
  • isolation
  • morality
  • grief
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
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, Koichi Inagaki, Zenzō Matsuyama
Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura, Yūsuke Kawazu, Chishū Ryū, Taketoshi Naitō, Kyôko Kishida, Reiko Hitomi
Music
Chūji Kinoshita
Cinematography
Yoshio Miyajima
Runtime
190 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese, Russian

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