# The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

> A principled Japanese conscript confronts military cruelty, personal loss, and an unwinnable assault on the Soviet frontier.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21550

## Facts

- Runtime: 178 min
- Genres: War, Drama, History
- Director: Masaki Kobayashi
- Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirō Minami, Kei Satō, Kunie Tanaka, Ryōhei Uchida
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053115/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, austere, oppressive, serious film study, historical cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A soldier's journey through the horrors of war reveals the depths of human resilience and moral conflict.

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