The Broken Commandment (2022)
At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class “untouchables,” leaving his hometown to serve as an elementary school teacher where he excels and is loved by his students. But he constantly struggles with the secret of his low-birth status and is disturbed by all of the discrimination levelled upon his class. It prevents him from pursuing a romance with Shiho, whom he meets at the temple where he resides, but who descends from a samurai family.
Director:
Kazuo Maeda
Writers:
Masato Katō, Norio Kida.
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Anna Ishii as Shiho |
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Shotaro Mamiya as Ushimatsu Segawa |
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Yuma Yamoto as |
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Kazuya Takahashi as |
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Ayako Kobayashi as |
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Kô Nanase as |
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Shunsuke Daitoh as |
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Naoto Takenaka as |
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Hirotaro Honda as |
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Yoji Tanaka as |
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Renji Ishibashi as |
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Hidekazu Mashima as |
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Yoshitaka Nakamura as |
| Production | Kazuo Kato | Producer |
| Production | Fujihiko Nishijima | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Tôson Shimazaki | Original Story |
| Writing | Masato Katō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Norio Kida | Screenplay |
| Sound | Genichi Tsushima | Music Producer |
| Production | Yasuhiro Fukuoka | Casting Producer |
| Directing | Kazuo Maeda | Director |
| Editing | Ken Yamaguchi | Editor |
| Sound | Shuhei Kamimura | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takashi Yoshida | Production Design |
| Production | Kumisaka Shigeyuki | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Gaku Kawasaki | Producer |
| Lighting | Yuji Higashida | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kiyomi Hirose | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Masanori Kita | Visual Effects Director |
| Sound | Hiroshi Tashiro | Sound Effects |
| Production | Junya Ashida | Production Manager |
| Camera | Makoto Kusaka | Director of Photography |