The Human Condition Articles

THE HUMAN CONDITION Review: Part I The Human Condition is often referred to short-handily as an anti-war or anti-military film. That's a fair characterization as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough. What Kobayashi's film does is deflate any and all of the ideologies bequeathed to us by the modern world, showing them up as pernicious myths. Kaji's belief that labor can [...]

The Human Condition Trilogy No Greater Love (1959), The Road to Eternity (1959), A Soldier's Prayer (1961) Direction: Masaki Kobayashi Screenplay: Zenzo Matsuyama and Masaki Kobayashi; from Jumpei Gomikawa's novel Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama   Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Nakadai in The Human Condition   Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Condition, based on Jumpei Gomikawa's novel, is probably as well known for its scope and scale [...]