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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Cinematography by Yoshio Miyajima

181 min61 frames

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: fullbody — Two soldiers in military uniforms stand in a desolate, smoke-covered…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A long, dimly lit wooden mess hall features two parallel rows of benches. A…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A crowded communal room features stacked wooden bunk beds and exposed brick…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: closeup — A man wears a traditional kendo helmet with a metal grille over his face. He…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A wooden bunkroom with tiered beds, rifles leaning against posts, and dark…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A line of Japanese soldiers marches across a wide, flat, grassy field under…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room filled with racks of rifles stored against wooden support…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A vast, grassy landscape featuring rolling hills under a cloudy, bright sky. A…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: fullbody — A steam-filled institutional space features brick walls, industrial piping,…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with wooden walls, metal cabinets, and a bunk bed. Two men in…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A military campsite at night features several canvas tents arranged under dark…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with a focus on a medical worker's face. The nurse…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: medium — A dark wooden room contains three men in a tense military-style interaction.…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: medium — An outdoor structure with Japanese text stands behind a woman facing a man.…The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room with bunk beds and rows of wooden stools aligned.The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) movie still: medium — A cramped wooden barracks with bunk beds containing numerous men in military…
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What is The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity about?

Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

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What does the cinematography of The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity leans on wide compositions (41% of the sample) and medium shots (38%). Cinematographer Yoshio Miyajima keeps 39% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 64% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) are #050505, #8c8c8c, #4a4a4a, #2e2e2e, #cecece, #6d6d6d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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