The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Published on October 2, 2026

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 7 – 10:30 p.m.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The first part of The Human Condition follows Nakadai Tatsuya as Kaji, a pacifist technocrat who naively signs a devil’s contract by accepting an unlikely post as supervisor of forced laborers in a remote Manchukuo mine in exchange for promised exception from military conscription. Newly-wed, Kaji is accompanied by his devoted bride—played with ardent intensity by the radiant Aratama Michiyo—who valiantly endures the harsh desolation and bitter frustration her husband can barely contain.

Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive & the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

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