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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

Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
Segawa
Yōko Katsuragi
Yōko Katsuragi
Oshiho
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Tatsutarô Inoko
Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Ginnosuke Tsuchiya
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Takayanagi
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto
Yasushi Nagata
Yasushi Nagata
(as Kiyoshi Nagata)
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Inoko's wife

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

Is Apostasy on Netflix?

No, Apostasy is not on Netflix in United States as of August 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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