The Broken Commandment (1962)
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.
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Natto Wada
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Raizō Ichikawa as Ushimatsu Segawa |
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Rentaro Mikuni as Rentaro Inoko |
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Shiho Fujimura as Oshiho |
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Eiji Funakoshi as Keinoshin Kazama |
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Jun Hamamura as Ushimatsu's father |
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Yoshi Katō as Ushimatsu's uncle |
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Kyôko Kishida as Inoko's wife |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as School master |
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Hiroyuki Nagato as Ginnosuke Tsuchiya |
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Haruko Sugimura as School master's wife |
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Kumeko Urabe as Owner of the hotel |
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Mantarō Ushio as |
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Ryōko Kamo as |
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Bontarō Miake as |
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Ganjirō Nakamura II as Buddha priest |
| Writing | Tôson Shimazaki | Novel |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Editing | Hisashi Sagara | Editor |
| Writing | Natto Wada | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masao Ōsumi | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto | Gaffer |