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Feature film — 1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

8.23h 24mWar — Drama — History

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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Director: Masaki Kobayashi

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Cast & crew

Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama as Michiko

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Chikage Awashima as Tôfuku Kin

Chikage Awashima

Tôfuku Kin

Ineko Arima as Shunran Yô

Ineko Arima

Shunran Yô

So Yamamura as Okishima

So Yamamura

Okishima

Akira Ishihama as Chin

Akira Ishihama

Chin

Kōji Nanbara as Kô

Kōji Nanbara

Kô

Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyôritsu Ô

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyôritsu Ô

Tōru Abe as Watarai Gunsô

Tōru Abe

Watarai Gunsô

Masao Mishima as Kuroki Shochô

Masao Mishima

Kuroki Shochô

Eitarō Ozawa as Okazaki

Eitarō Ozawa

Okazaki

Kōji Mitsui as Furuya

Kōji Mitsui

Furuya

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