

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Immortal Story.
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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- Language
- Mandarin
- japan
- fascism
- world war ii
- prison escape
- conscientious objector
- snow
- soldier
- chinese
- shallow grave
- mandarin
- ore mine
- philosophical
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical14 Dec 1959
FinlandFI
- Theatrical2 Feb 1962
GermanyDE
- Theatrical5 Jul 1961
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival31 Aug 1960
JapanJP
- Theatrical15 Jan 1959
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD3 Dec 2007
PortugalPT
- Theatrical23 Jul 1982
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love was released on 15 January 1959.
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1- D8/10
druscilla_of_old
6/5/2026
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 to what I typically have in mind: A well-written, well-directed, well-acted story that actually has something important to say about life and the world as much as it entertains. That is, a great movie ought to be bold and creative in communicating a strong soc…
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