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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

Love is the Condition for Being Human.

Part of The Human Condition Collection

1961•3h 10m•8.4/10
WarDramaHistory

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8.4/10(206)

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.

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Ninjin Club

Language

JA

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Released

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Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Hinannmin no Shôjo

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Terada Nitôhei

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Hinanmin no Chôrô

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Tange Ittôhei

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Ryûko

Reiko Hitomi

Reiko Hitomi

Umeko

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Hironaka Gôchô

Koji Kiyomura

Hikita Ittôhei

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Kirihara Gôchô

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Nagata Taii

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Dôkutsu Taichô

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Kitagô Sôchô

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Chôsen e Iku Heichô

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Noge Shôsa

Kōichi Hayashi

Minagawa Tsûyaku

Kō Mihashi

Rôkyôshi

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Sekitan'ya

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