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人間の條件 /

Ningen no jōken = Human condition / Shōchiku Eiga ; seisaku, Wakatsuki Shigeru ; gensaku, Gomikawa Junpei ; kyakushoku, Matsuyama Zenzō, Kobayashi Masaki ; kantoku, Kobayashi Masaki = The human condition / a Shochiku film ; produced by Shigeru Wakatsuki ; screenplay by Zenzo Matsuyama and Masaki Kobayashi ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi.

若槻繁, 小林正樹, 松山善三. 仲代達矢, 新珠三千代. 佐田啓二, 中村玉緖. 川津祐介. 笠智衆. 内藤武敏. 高峰秀子. 五味川純平, 松竹株式会社. Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC1819D | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: Japanese Original language: Japanese Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 480.Publication details: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2009.Description: 4 videodiscs (574 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781604651614
  • 160465161X
Other title:
  • Title on disc label: Human condition
  • Human condition
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Gomikawa, Junpei, 1916-1995. Ningen no jōken
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Disc 1: Parts 1 and 2 -- Disc 2: Parts 3 and 4 -- Disc 3: Parts 5 and 6 -- Disc 4: The supplements.
Production credits:
  • Producer, Tatsuo Hosoya (2nd film); cinematography, Yoshio Miyajima ; art, Kazue Hirataka; music, Chuji Kinoshita ; editing, Keiichi Uraoka.
Cast: Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Sada Keiji, Nakamura Tamao, Kawazu Yūsuke, Ryu Chishū, Naitō Taketoshi, Takamine Hideko.Summary: Tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji 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.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD WORLD Human co Available 33111009507993
Total holds: 0

DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono. and surround.

In Japanese, with optional subtitles in English.

880-02 Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Sada Keiji, Nakamura Tamao, Kawazu Yūsuke, Ryu Chishū, Naitō Taketoshi, Takamine Hideko.

880-03 Producer, Tatsuo Hosoya (2nd film); cinematography, Yoshio Miyajima ; art, Kazue Hirataka; music, Chuji Kinoshita ; editing, Keiichi Uraoka.

DVD release of the motion picture, originally released from 1959-1961 as three films: No greater love, The road to eternity, and A soldier's prayer.

A foreign film (Japan).

Based on the novel by Junpei Gomikawa.

Theatrical release in the US by Janus Films.

Special features (all on disc 4): excerpt from a rare Directors Guild of Japan video interview by Masahiro Shinoda of director Masaki Kobayashi (1993); new video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai (2009); video appreciation of Kobayashi featuring Masashiro Shinoda (2009); three Japanese theatrical trailers.

Disc 1: Parts 1 and 2 -- Disc 2: Parts 3 and 4 -- Disc 3: Parts 5 and 6 -- Disc 4: The supplements.

Tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji 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.

MPAA rating: not rated.

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