Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
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“Love is the Condition for Being Human.”

The Human Condition 3: A Soldier’s Prayer Original Trailer (Masaki Kobayashi, 1961)
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