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.

Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi
Written by: Masaki Kobayashi & Zenzō Matsuyama
Runtime: 206 minutes
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Tagline: The Immortal Story.
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Cast:
Seiji Miyaguchi Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyôritsu Ô 
Michiyo Aratama Michiyo Aratama
Michiko 
Nobuo Nakamura Nobuo Nakamura
Honsha Buchô 
Eitarō Ozawa Eitarō Ozawa
Okazaki 
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Also known as:
  • The human condition I
  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
  • The Human Condition Vol. I
  • The human condition: The greater love
  • A Condição Humana - 1ª parte
  • Agapi mesa stin Kolasi
  • Barfuß durch die Hölle
  • Czlowieczy los I
  • Dola człowiecza I - Nie ma większej miłości
  • Guerra e Humanidade
  • Guerra e Humanidade: Não há Amor Maior
  • La condición humana, Vol. I
  • La condición humana: No hay amor más grande
  • La Condition de l'homme : Il n'y a pas de plus grand amour
  • La condizione umana - Parte I - Nessun amore è più grande
  • Paljain jaloin läpi helvetin
  • 인간의 조건 1