The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) movie poster

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

人間の條件 第1部純愛篇/第2部激怒篇
"The Immortal Story."
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👍 90%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Streaming
Criterion Channel
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Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Runtime
3h 24m
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
TMDB Rating
8.1/10 (302 votes)

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji · 87% avg
Michiyo Aratama as Michiko
Chikage Awashima as Tôfuku Kin
Ineko Arima as Shunran Yô
So Yamamura as Okishima
Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyôritsu Ô

Is The Human Condition I: No Greater Love good?

Yes. 90% audience score, estimated from 302 TMDB ratings.

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Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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