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The Broken Commandment

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The Broken Commandment

6.6

1h 59m

1962

Synopsis

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Drama

japanbased on novel or bookidentity crisisprejudicesocial injusticecaste systemdiscriminationmeiji periodracial discriminationburaku discrimination

Cast & Crew

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

as Ushimatsu Segawa

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

as Rentaro Inoko

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

as Oshiho

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

as Keinoshin Kazama

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

as Ushimatsu's father

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

as Ushimatsu's uncle

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

as Inoko's wife

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

as School master

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

as Ginnosuke Tsuchiya

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