Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

181 mins | Drama | June 12, 1971

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

181 mins | Drama | June 12, 1971

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 戦争と人間 第二部
Directors Yutaka Osawa, Yoshihiro Yûki, Satsuo Yamamoto
Writers Atsushi Takeda, Jumpei Gomikawa, Nobuo Yamada

Cast

Osamu Takizawa

as Yusuke Godai

Shinsuke Ashida

as Keisuke Godai

Ruriko Asaoka

as Yukiko Godai

Etsushi Takahashi

as Eisuke Godai

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII

as Shunsuke Godai

Yûjirô Ishihara

as Shinozaki

Mitsuko Mito

as Otaki

Ken Hatano

as Hiromichi

Kei Yamamoto

as Kohei

Kôji Nanbara

as Shiro

Hideki Takahashi

as Shintaro Takushoku

Rentaro Mikuni

as Shimada