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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

1961

190 minutes

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Overview

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.

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Tatsuya Nakadai headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaji

Michiyo Aratama headshot

Michiyo Aratama

Michiko

Tamao Nakamura headshot

Tamao Nakamura

Hinannmin no Shôjo

Yūsuke Kawazu headshot

Yūsuke Kawazu

Terada Nitôhei

Chishū Ryū headshot

Chishū Ryū

Hinanmin no Chôrô

Taketoshi Naitō headshot

Taketoshi Naitō

Tange Ittôhei

Kyôko Kishida headshot

Kyôko Kishida

Ryûko

Reiko Hitomi headshot

Reiko Hitomi

Umeko

Keijirō Morozumi headshot

Keijirō Morozumi

Hironaka Gôchô

Koji Kiyomura headshot

Koji Kiyomura

Hikita Ittôhei

Nobuo Kaneko headshot

Nobuo Kaneko

Kirihara Gôchô

Fujio Suga headshot

Fujio Suga

Nagata Taii

Tatsuya Ishiguro headshot

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Dôkutsu Taichô

Kazuo Kitamura headshot

Kazuo Kitamura

Kitagô Sôchô

Toshio Takahara headshot

Toshio Takahara

Chôsen e Iku Heichô

Akira Yamanouchi headshot

Akira Yamanouchi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi headshot

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Noge Shôsa

Kōichi Hayashi headshot

Kōichi Hayashi

Minagawa Tsûyaku

Ko Mihashi headshot

Ko Mihashi

Rôkyôshi

Kichijirō Ueda headshot

Kichijirō Ueda

Sekitan'ya

Hideko Takamine headshot

Hideko Takamine

Hinanmin no Onna

Masahiko Naruse headshot

Masahiko Naruse

Chôsenjin

Kin Sugai headshot

Kin Sugai

Dôro no Hinanmin

Miyoko Nakamura headshot

Miyoko Nakamura

Zakkaya no Tsuma

Yoshie Minami headshot

Yoshie Minami

Rôkyôshi no Tsuma

Fumie Kitahara headshot

Fumie Kitahara

Buraku no Hinanmin

Gen'ya Nagai headshot

Gen'ya Nagai

Heitai A

Hideo Fukuhara headshot

Hideo Fukuhara

Heitai B

Kanji Ōsugi headshot

Kanji Ōsugi

Hatake no Chûgoku Nômin

Akira Kimura headshot

Akira Kimura

Chûgokujin no Wakamono

Yoshiko Watanabe headshot

Yoshiko Watanabe

Hinanmin no Onna

Saburō Bōya headshot

Saburō Bōya

(uncredited)

Takashi Sue headshot

Takashi Sue

(uncredited)

Tetsuo Mizoi headshot

Tetsuo Mizoi

(uncredited)

Daijirô Minami headshot

Daijirô Minami

(uncredited)

Hideko Aki headshot

Hideko Aki

(uncredited)

Ed Keane headshot

Ed Keane

(uncredited)

Henrî Ban headshot

Henrî Ban

(uncredited)

Torauemon Utazawa headshot

Torauemon Utazawa

Fukumoto Jôtôhei