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The Human Condition (Criterion Collection, 4 DVDs)

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US Version | Region code 1
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Masaki Kobayashi`s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition (Ningen no joken), adapted from Junpei Gomikawa`s six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji (handsome Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai) 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. A raw indictment of its nation`s wartime mentality as well as a personal existential tragedy, Kobayashi`s riveting, gorgeously filmed epic is novelistic cinema at its best.

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Director	Masaki Kobayashi
Label	CRITERION

Genre	Drama
Content	4 DVDs
FSK / age rating	from age 0
Publication date	14.07.2009
Region code	1
Edition	Criterion Collection
Version	US Version
Audio	Japanese (Stereo)
Subtitles	English
Screen	2.35:1

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Drama

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