The Immortal Story.
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Writers: Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama, Jumpei Gomikawa
Criterion ChannelI'm finally through watching this mammoth of an epic (for several days) and I'm beyond impressed! When I think of a great movie, this trilogy comes very close is what I typically have in mind: A well-written, well-directed, well-acted story that actually has something important…
