Human Condition, The - Criterion Collection (DVD, Region 1)

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Human Condition, The - Criterion Collection

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Synopsis: Masaki Kobayashi's mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition (Ningen no joken), adapted from Junpei Gomikawa's six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji (handsome Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage. A raw indictment of its nation's wartime mentality as well as a personal existential tragedy, Kobayashi's riveting, gorgeously filmed epic is novelistic cinema at its best.

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Directed By:	Masaki Kobayashi	Recommended Retail Price: $USD79.95 Best Price: $USD 58.71 - DVD Empire (does not include shipping) Full Price Comparison
Cast:	Michiyo Aratama Ineko Arima Chikage Awashima Tatsuya Nakadai Keiji Sada Sô Yamamura
Genre:	Drama / History / War
Running Time:	574 minutes
Year of Production:	1959
Disc Release Date:	September 8, 2009

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1:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
2:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
3:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
4:	Single Sided, Dual Layer

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1:	Japanese

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