The Human Condition is a trilogy of Japanese epic war drama films co-written and directed by Masaki Kobayashi, based on the novel of the same name by Junpei Gomikawa. The films are subtitled No Greate
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A Soldier's Prayer is a 1961 Japanese film co-written and directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is the third part of The Human Condition trilogy.
The Human Condition (film series)
…Masaki Kobayashi, based on the novel of the same name by Junpei Gomikawa. The films are subtitled No Greater Love (1959), Road to Eternity (1959), and A Soldier's Prayer (1961). The trilogy follows the life of Kaji, a Japanese pacifist and socialist, as he tries to survive in the totalitarian and oppressive world of…
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