Japan The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity sits in the top 8% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #374 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
人間の條件 第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇
“First Sequel of an Anti-War Masterpiece.”
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #374 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan War productions specifically: #11 of 105 (top 10%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
War + Drama in Japan
59 Japan titles in our catalog blend the War and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity itself).
The 1958–1960 Japan Window
Among 38 Japan films we catalog from this window, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity places #2 — near the top of its class.
#1Hero of the Red Light District
★ 8.6 · 1960
#2The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★ 8.2 · 1959
#3The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.0 · 1958
#4The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
★ 8.0 · 1959
#5When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
★ 8.0 · 1960
#6Hiroshima Mon Amour
★ 7.8 · 1959
#7Good Morning
★ 7.7 · 1959
#8The Bad Sleep Well
★ 7.7 · 1960
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Japan films in 1959.
The 123rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
165 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (65th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- imperial japan · 5
- conscientious objector · 4
- trenches · 3
- foxhole · 1
- recruit · 1
- military · 23
- pacific war · 15
- japanese army · 12
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- world war ii · 55
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese, Russian |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, TOHO, Bungei Production Ninjin Club |
| Runtime | 2h 58m |
| Release Date | November 20, 1959 |
| IMDb | tt0053115 |