The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Published on October 3, 2026

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 3 – 6 p.m.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Now an unwillingly conscripted soldier of the Imperial Army, Kaji must battle on simultaneous fronts: against both the combat enemy and the commanding officers who invent ever more extreme punishments for his unwillingness to surrender his outspoken leftist beliefs. Nakadai’s incredible range is revealed as he draws deep from a corporeal expressivity not seen in the earlier film to voice through gestures and his mesmerizing countenance the profound transformation of an idealist pushed to the absolute limits by forces beyond him.

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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