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After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1959-01-15
Runtime: 206 mins
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Spoken language: 日本語, 普通话
Genres: War, Drama, History
Original title: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Production Companies: Ninjin Club
Production Countries: Japan