# The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

> A principled Japanese mine supervisor confronts the brutal machinery of wartime occupation when humane reforms collide with military terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19492

## Facts

- Runtime: 204 min
- Genres: War, Drama, History
- Director: Masaki Kobayashi
- Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, So Yamamura, Akira Ishihama, Kōji Nanbara, Seiji Miyaguchi
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053114/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, austere, melancholic, historical cinema study, serious weekend viewing

## Synopsis

A pacifist's moral convictions are put to the ultimate test in a war-torn landscape.

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