The phrase "the human condition" has always fascinated me. It was coined in 1958 by the political thinker Hanna Arendt, and summarizes for me the complexities, and both the rewarding and difficult ...

The Human Condition is a Japanese film epic released as a trilogy between 1959 and 1961. The trilogy follows the life of Kaji, a Japanese pacifist and socialist, as he tries to survive in the ...

Japanese cinema has historically been rife with epic tales inspired by literature, many set in the distant past. But none has attained the overwhelming emotional impact of Masaki Kobayashi’s “The ...

Easily one of the greatest film trilogies of all time, Masaki Kobayashi’s The Human Condition is a sweeping nine-and-a-half-hour epic about the horrors of war. Each of the three films is divided into ...

One of the leading 20th century works on how technology is affecting humanity. University of Chicago Can you cook your way to stardom from a small kitchen in a tiny apartment? The answer, today, is a ...

The Human Condition is a Japanese epic film trilogy made between 1959 and 1961 The trilogy follows the life of Kaji, a Japanese pacifist and socialist, as he tries to survive in the totalitarian and ...

While academic writing and Elizabethan verse may seem worlds apart, Shakespeare’s ability to engage, persuade and clarify complex ideas holds valuable insights for scholars striving to communicate ...