The Human Condition [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

"This mammoth humanist drama by Masaki Kobayashi is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three installments of two parts each, the nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition, adapted from Junpei Gomikawa's six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji-played by the Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai-from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet prisoner of war. Constantly trying to rise ab...