Ningen no joken I 1959

Critics score:
89 / 100

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A.O. Scott, New York Times: In keeping with the grandeur of its title, The Human Condition is anything but modest in scope and ambition. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: It's a richly rewarding visual and human experience in all its bleakness. Read more

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Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Based on Jumpei Gomikawa's ambitious novel and seasoned with Kobayashi's own experiences, this overly melodramatic trilogy set in Japanese-occupied Manchuria depicts the dehumanizing brutality of war with on-the-nose pedantry, never subtext, and offers li Read more