The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (人間の條件 第3部望郷篇/第4部戦雲篇) 65 years old

First Sequel of an Anti-War Masterpiece

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

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.

Credits

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Cast

Name Character
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 26, now 92 years old as Kaji
Sen Hara as Sawamura Fuchô
Kei Sato He was 30, 81 years old when he died as Shinjô Ittôhei
Hisashi Igawa He was 23, now 88 years old as Masui Ittôhei
Ryōhei Uchida He was 80, 58 years old when he died as Hashitani Gunsô
Jun Hamamura He was 53, 89 years old when he died as Doi Chûi
Yûsuke Kawazu He was 24, now 89 years old as Terada Nitôhei
Jun Tatara He was 42, 89 years old when he died as Hino Jun'i
Mayumi Kurata She was 11, now 53 years old as Obara no Tsuma
Michiyo Aratama She was 29, 71 years old when she died as Michiko
Kunie Tanaka He was 26, now 92 years old as Obara Nitôhei
Rô Ose He was 25, now 90 years old as Kubo Nitôhei
Shojiro Ogasawara He was 57, 72 years old when he died as Enji Nitôhei
Sen Yano He was 31, 82 years old when he died as Yamazaki Jôtôhei
Susumu Fujita He was 47, 78 years old when he died as Naruto Nitôhei
Akiji Kobayashi He was 29, 65 years old when he died as Nonaka Shôi
Takashi Ebata He was 30, now 96 years old as Kanamori - Nitôhei
Kaneko Iwasaki She was 27, now 92 years old as Tokunaga Kangofu
Minoru Chiaki He was 42, 82 years old when he died as Onodera Heichô
Kenjiro Uemura He was 45, 65 years old when he died as Bannai Jôtôhei
Fumio Watanabe He was 30, 74 years old when he died as Sanbô
Shôbun Inoue as Akaboshi Jôtôhei
Tamotsu Tamura He was 28, now 93 years old as Eiseiheichô
Keiji Sada He was 32, 37 years old when he died as Kageyama Shôi
Kan Yanagiya He was 48, 90 years old when he died as Tanoue Nitôhei
Akio Miyabe He was 28, 75 years old when he died as Shirato Nitôhei
Yoshirô Aoki He was 30, 70 years old when he died as Sergeant Soga
Michirô Minami He was 33, 81 years old when he died as Yoshida Jôtôhei
Hideo Kidokoro He was 32, 69 years old when he died as Kudô Taii
Taketoshi Naito He was 33, 86 years old when he died as Tange Ittôhei
Keijirô Morozumi as Hironaka Gochô
Shôji Ôki He was 23, 73 years old when he died as Nakai Nitôhei
Kokinji Katsura He was 33, 88 years old when he died as Sasa Nitôhei
Shôji Yasui He was 31, now 96 years old as Minarai Shikan

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Crew

Name Department
Keiichi Uraoka as Editor. He was 29 (78) years old when He died Editing
Shigeru Wakatsuki as Producer. Production
Yoshio Miyajima as Director of Photography. He was 50 (89) years old when He died Camera
Zenzô Matsuyama as Screenplay. He was 34 (91) years old when He died Writing
Jumpei Gomikawa as Novel. Writing
Kazue Hirataka as Art Direction. Art
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity poster
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (65 years)

First Sequel of an Anti-War Masterpiece

  • Release day: Friday, November 20, 1959
  • Runtime: 178 minutes