{"product_id":"human-condition-the-blu-ray","title":"Human Condition, The (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis mammoth humanist drama by Masaki Kobayashi is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three installments of two parts each, the nine-and-a-half-hour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Human Condition,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadapted from Junpei Gomikawa’s six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji—played by the Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai—from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet prisoner of war. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals to be an impediment rather than an advantage. A raw indictment of Japan’s wartime mentality as well as a personal existential tragedy, Kobayashi’s riveting, gorgeously filmed epic is novelistic cinema at its best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the Blu-ray: High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural (Parts 1–4) and 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio (Parts 5 and 6) soundtracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the DVD: Restored high-definition digital transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpt from a 1993 Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Masaki Kobayashi, conducted by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview from 2009 with actor Tatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciation of Kobayashi and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Human Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 2009 featuring Shinoda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Philip Kemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover design by Sarah Habibi, calligraphy by Akiko Crowther\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unobstructed View","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41320479424712,"sku":"CC3259BD","price":79.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/humancondition.jpg?v=1638653096","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/human-condition-the-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}