The Broken Commandment

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Drama

Overview

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.

Keywords

based on novel or book
japan
discrimination
identity crisis
caste system
social injustice
prejudice
racial discrimination
meiji period
buraku discrimination

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 6, 1962
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Raizō Ichikawa,Ganjirō Nakamura II,Seiji Miyaguchi,Kyôko Kishida,Haruko Sugimura,Kumeko Urabe,Yoshi Katō,Rentaro Mikuni,Mantarō Ushio,Bontarō Miakeand 5 more
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writer: Tôson Shimazaki,Natto Wada
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Music: Yasushi Akutagawa
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0056051