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.
| Directing | Satsuo Yamamoto | Director |
| Writing | Nobuo Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jumpei Gomikawa | Novel |
| Directing | Yoshihiro Yûki | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Yutaka Osawa | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Atsushi Takeda | Screenplay |
| Camera | Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hiroshi Fukatami | Production Design |
| Art | Yoshinaga Yoko'o | Production Design |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai | Gaffer |
| Production | Kanō Ōtsuka | Producer |
| Production | Yasushi Takeda | Producer |
| Production | Tokuko Miyako | Producer |