Film
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961· 3h 10m· Drama· History· War
“Love is the Condition for Being Human.”
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
1961-01-28
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Key Crew
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
ScreenplayKoichi Inagaki
ProducerMasaki Kobayashi
Director of PhotographyYoshio Miyajima
Original Music ComposerChūji Kinoshita
EditorKeiichi Uraoka
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 14 crew)
Details
Released1961-01-28
Runtime3h 10m
StatusReleased
StudiosNinjin Club
LanguagesMandarin · Japanese · Russian
CountriesJapan
Rating8.4/10 · 212 votes
Original languageja
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