Overview
A poignant journey through war-torn landscapes, where survival and humanity clash in the face of adversity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- bleak
- philosophical
- serious film study
- historical cinema viewing
Movie Details
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Release Date
- 1961-01-28
- Runtime
- 190 min
- Rating
- 8.4 / 10 (227)
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Michiyo Aratama
- Tamao Nakamura
- Yūsuke Kawazu
- Chishū Ryū
- Taketoshi Naitō
- Kyôko Kishida
- Reiko Hitomi
- Keijirō Morozumi
- Koji Kiyomura
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer about?
- A principled Japanese soldier leads desperate survivors across defeated Manchuria, only to confront captivity and the collapse of the ideals he once trusted.
- What is The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer?
- Critics and viewers broadly regard this monumental trilogy conclusion as a powerful, uncompromising antiwar drama centered on moral endurance and human dignity.
- Which films are like The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer?
- Films with a similar feel include The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, Fires on the Plain, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Grave of the Fireflies.
- How long is The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer?
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer runs 190 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer?
- In United States, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer streams on Criterion Channel.
