The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
- Original title
- 人間の條件 第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇
- Directed by
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 3h 01m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 225 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man is conscripted into the Japanese Imperial Army and forced to endure its brutal, dehumanizing system. The film follows his struggle to maintain his moral compass while facing cruelty from superiors and fellow soldiers.
bleaktenserelentlessdisturbingslow-burnharrowingclaustrophobicunsettling
What happens
Road to Eternity (Japanese: 第四部戦雲篇) is a 1959 Japanese film co-written and directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is the second part of The Human Condition trilogy. Stephen Prince states that "Kobayashi makes "The Road to Eternity" into an excoriation of the Imperial Army. The film is focused, as he said, on "a theme of resistance to the inhumane military organization." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Hoodlum Soldier (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.