The Broken Commandment
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The Broken Commandment 1962 Directed by Kon Ichikawa 破戒

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Production Company Daiei Film
Release Date 6 April 1962
119 mins
Cast
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
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe Owner of the hotel
Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Ryōko Kamo
Ryōko Kamo
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II Buddha priest
Crew
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Natto Wada
Natto Wada
Producer
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Composer
Yasushi Akutagawa
Yasushi Akutagawa
Editor
Hisashi Sagara
Hisashi Sagara
Original Writer
Tôson Shimazaki
Tôson Shimazaki
Art Direction
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Lighting
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Ken'ichi Okamoto