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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.9
/10
344 Ratings

Synopsis

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.

Our take

A monumental landmark in Japanese cinema, The Human Condition is director Masaki Kobayashi’s magnum opus: an anti-war epic told in three expansive parts. This first instalment introduces us to Tatsuya Nakadai’s naive pacifist, as Kobayashi embarks on his spiralling course from idealism into despair.