The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 | 178m | Japanese
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Masaki Kobayashi |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Masaki Kobayashi, Jumpei Gomikawa, Zenzō Matsuyama |
| Staring: |
| Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1959 |
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| Director: | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Writer: | Masaki Kobayashi, Jumpei Gomikawa, Zenzō Matsuyama |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | japan, world war ii, recruit, conscientious objector, pacific war, sequel, military, japanese army, foxhole, trenches, imperial japan |
| Production Companies | Ninjin Club |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 20, 2025 Entered: Nov 20, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tatsuya Nakadai | Kaji |
| Michiyo Aratama | Michiko |
| Kokinji Katsura | Sasa Nitôhei |
| Jun Tatara | Hino Jun'i |
| Michirō Minami | Yoshida Jôtôhei |
| Kei Satō | Shinjô Ittôhei |
| Kunie Tanaka | Obara Nitôhei |
| Ryōhei Uchida | Hashitani Gunsô |
| Kan Yanagiya | Tanoue Nitôhei |
| Kenjiro Uemura | Bannai Jôtôhei |
| Kaneko Iwasaki | Tokunaga Kangofu |
| Mayumi Kurata | Obara no Tsuma |
| Taketoshi Naitō | Tange Ittôhei |
| Hideo Kidokoro | Kudô Taii |
| Yoshirō Aoki | Sergeant Soga |
| Rō Ose | Kubo Nitôhei |
| Tamotsu Tamura | Eiseiheichô |
| Toru Takeuchi | Shûban Shikan |
| Izumi Hara | Sawamura Fuchô |
| Sen Yano | Yamazaki Jôtôhei |
| Akio Miyabe | Shirato Nitôhei |
| Takashi Ebata | Kanamori - Nitôhei |
| Keiji Sada | Kageyama Shôi |
| Yūsuke Kawazu | Terada Nitôhei |
| Susumu Fujita | Naruto Nitôhei |
| Minoru Chiaki | Onodera Heichô |
| Shōji Yasui | Minarai Shikan |
| Fumio Watanabe | Sanbô |
| Jun Hamamura | Doi Chûi |
| Akiji Kobayashi | Nonaka Shôi |
| Keijirō Morozumi | Hironaka Gochô |
| Shōbun Inoue | Akaboshi Jôtôhei |
| Shojiro Ogasawara | Enji Nitôhei |
| Shōji Ōki | Nakai Nitôhei |
| Isao Suenaga | Koizumi Nitôhei |
| Hisashi Igawa | Masui Ittôhei |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kazue Hirataka | Art Direction |
| Seiji Ishikawa | Set Decoration |
| Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Masaki Kobayashi | Director, Screenplay |
| Kōshichi Yoshida | Costume Design |
| Jumpei Gomikawa | Novel |
| Koichi Inagaki | Assistant Director |
| Yoshio Miyajima | Director of Photography |
| Keiichi Uraoka | Editor |
| Zenzō Matsuyama | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Wakatsuki | Producer |
| Masaki Kobayashi | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 822 | 885 |