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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love poster
Original title
人間の條件 第1部純愛篇/第2部激怒篇
Directed by
Masaki Kobayashi
Genre
war film
Country
Japan
Runtime
3h 28m
Rated
12
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 288 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese man tries to treat prisoners of war with humanity during World War II. He faces the harsh realities of military bureaucracy and brutality.

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What happens

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (第一部 純愛篇/第二部 激怒篇) is a 1959 Japanese epic war drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is the first part of The Human Condition trilogy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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