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The Broken Commandment

1962·119 min

The Broken Commandment

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Drama

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.

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Ushimatsu Segawa

Rentaro Inoko

Oshiho

Keinoshin Kazama

Crew

Yasushi Akutagawa

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Screenplay

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

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Jun Hamamura

Ushimatsu's father

Ushimatsu's uncle

Inoko's wife

Seiji Miyaguchi

School master

Hiroyuki Nagato

Ginnosuke Tsuchiya

Haruko Sugimura

School master's wife

Owner of the hotel

Ganjirō Nakamura II

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The Broken Commandment (1962) is about 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.

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Kon Ichikawa directed The Broken Commandment (1962).

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