The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love is a 1959 war and drama movie directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama and Chikage Awashima. It runs 3h 24m. TMDB users rate it 8.2 out of 10. Streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed 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.