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Apostasy

6.019481h 39mMovieDrama

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.

DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita
WriterEijiro Hisaita
ProducerKōichirō Ogura

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Cast · Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita

RIRyō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
Segawa
YKYōko Katsuragi
Yōko Katsuragi
Oshiho
OTOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Tatsutarô Inoko
JUJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Ginnosuke Tsuchiya
MSMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
YKYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
EOEitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Takayanagi
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
KM
Kappei Matsumoto
YN
Yasushi Nagata
(as Kiyoshi Nagata)
CHChieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
SMSachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Inoko's wife

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Apostasy — streaming FAQ

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Apostasy is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Apostasy is not on Netflix in Canada as of October 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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