The Broken Commandment

Name: The Broken Commandment
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 6.8

1962 · 119 min

Drama

★ 6.8

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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.

Crew

Director Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay Natto Wada
Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Ushimatsu Segawa
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Inoko
Shiho Fujimura
Oshiho
Eiji Funakoshi
Keinoshin Kazama
Jun Hamamura
Ushimatsu's father
Yoshi Katō
Ushimatsu's uncle
Kyôko Kishida
Inoko's wife
Seiji Miyaguchi
School master
Hiroyuki Nagato
Ginnosuke Tsuchiya
Haruko Sugimura
School master's wife
Kumeko Urabe
Owner of the hotel
Mantarō Ushio

Crew

Director — Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay — Natto Wada
Director of Photography — Kazuo Miyagawa

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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