No greater love

2 episodes · 15th January 1959

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.

Episodes

Episode 1

Part 1: No Greater Love

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.

Episode 2

Part 2: Fury

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