The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 6.229 |
Directed By
Masaki Kobayashi
Crew
Kazue Hirataka
Masaki Kobayashi
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Masaki Kobayashi
Keiichi Uraoka
Jumpei Gomikawa
Masaki Kobayashi
Kôichi Inagaki
Yōichi Mitsuoka
Kôichi Inagaki
Tetsuji Yamazaki
Zenzō Matsuyama
Chūji Kinoshita
Yoshio Miyajima
TOP CAST
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Tamao Nakamura
Hinannmin no Shôjo
Yūsuke Kawazu
Terada Nitôhei
Chishū Ryū
Hinanmin no Chôrô
Taketoshi Naitō
Tange Ittôhei
Kyôko Kishida
Ryûko
Reiko Hitomi
Umeko
Keijirō Morozumi
Hironaka Gôchô
Koji Kiyomura
Hikita Ittôhei
Nobuo Kaneko
Kirihara Gôchô
Fujio Suga
Nagata Taii
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Dôkutsu Taichô
Kazuo Kitamura
Kitagô Sôchô
Toshio Takahara
Chôsen e Iku Heichô
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Noge Shôsa
Kōichi Hayashi
Minagawa Tsûyaku
Ko Mihashi
Rôkyôshi
Kichijirō Ueda
Sekitan'ya
Hideko Takamine
Hinanmin no Onna
Masahiko Naruse
Chôsenjin
Kin Sugai
Dôro no Hinanmin
Miyoko Nakamura
Zakkaya no Tsuma
Yoshie Minami
Rôkyôshi no Tsuma
Fumie Kitahara
Buraku no Hinanmin
Gen'ya Nagai
Heitai A
Hideo Fukuhara
Heitai B
Kanji Ōsugi
Hatake no Chûgoku Nômin
Akira Kimura
Chûgokujin no Wakamono
Yoshiko Watanabe
Hinanmin no Onna
Saburō Bōya
(uncredited)
Takashi Sue
(uncredited)
Tetsuo Mizoi
(uncredited)
Daijirô Minami
(uncredited)
Hideko Aki
(uncredited)
Ed Keane
(uncredited)
Henrî Ban
(uncredited)
Torauemon Utazawa
Fukumoto Jôtôhei
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