Human Condition 3

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer finds Kaji, a few fellow soldiers, and some civilian stragglers trekking through unknown territory in search of food and news about the war. Facing constant threat of death from vengeance-seeking Manchurians, Kaji's cynicism grows as he watches his men engage in acts little better than the atrocities committed by the enemy. The solders eventually meet up with a group of women, who want the men to lay down their arms and become refugees like them, but, before that can happen, Russian troops arrive and they are taken prisoner. The location and situation have changed but once again, Kaji (click here for still) finds himself battling to preserve both his life and the lives of his fellow enlisted men, who are at the mercy of their own officers (who are eager to retain their privileged status by keeping the Russians appeased). When he is denounced by one of them as a saboteur, Kaji finds himself trying to plead his innocence through a translator who cannot be bothered to convey the true meaning of his words.