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The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

★ 6.8/10•1962•1h 59m•Drama

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.

Kon Ichikawa · Director

Natto Wada · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 59m
LanguageJA
Release DateApr 6, 1962

Actors

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

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