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The Broken Commandment

6.819621h 59mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WriterNatto Wada
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

RIRaizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Ushimatsu Segawa
RMRentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Inoko
SFShiho Fujimura
Shiho Fujimura
Oshiho
EFEiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Keinoshin Kazama
JHJun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Ushimatsu's father
YKYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Ushimatsu's uncle
KKKyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida
Inoko's wife
SMSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
School master
HNHiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Ginnosuke Tsuchiya
HSHaruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura
School master's wife
KUKumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Owner of the hotel
MUMantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio

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