Drama · Japan · 1962 · 1h 59m

The Broken Commandment

破戒

Director

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa as Ushimatsu Segawa Rentaro Mikuni as Rentaro Inoko Shiho Fujimura as Oshiho Eiji Funakoshi as Keinoshin Kazama Jun Hamamura as Ushimatsu's father Yoshi Katō as Ushimatsu's uncle

Crew

Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Hisashi Sagara — Editor Yasushi Akutagawa — Original Music Composer Natto Wada — Screenplay Tôson Shimazaki — Novel Masaichi Nagata — Producer

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.

Mood & Themes

japan based on novel or book identity crisis prejudice social injustice caste system discrimination meiji period racial discrimination buraku discrimination

Key Collaborators

Kon Ichikawa Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Hisashi Sagara Editor Yasushi Akutagawa Original Music Composer Natto Wada Screenplay Tôson Shimazaki Novel Masaichi Nagata Producer

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