CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 59m

The Broken Commandment

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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.

Directed byKon Ichikawa

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 59m
Language: JA
Released: April 6, 1962

Studios

Daiei Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Ushimatsu Segawa

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Inoko

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Oshiho

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Keinoshin Kazama

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Ushimatsu's father

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Ushimatsu's uncle

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Inoko's wife

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

School master

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Ginnosuke Tsuchiya

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

School master's wife

Creative team

Directed by: Kon Ichikawa
Written by: Natto Wada
Produced by: Masaichi Nagata

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