The Human Condition - Season 1

First aired: 1/15/1959 2 episodes

To avoid combat, Kaji works as a labor camp supervisor in occupied Manchuria, attempting to improve conditions for Chinese prisoners but faces intense resistance from authority.

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Episodes

1. Part 1: No Greater Love

Aired: 1/15/1959

Introduces Kaji, an idealistic pacifist working at a labor camp in Japanese-occupied Manchuria during WWII. He tries to apply humane principles in a brutal system, clashing with authority.

2. Part 2: Fury

Aired: 1/15/1959

Kaji’s reforms fail under military pressure. His moral stance leads to severe consequences, and he’s eventually drafted into the Japanese army.