The Broken Commandment (1962)

Name: The Broken Commandment
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962-04-06
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Raizō Ichikawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Shiho Fujimura, Eiji Funakoshi, Jun Hamamura

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.

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Released 1962-04-06 · 119 min · Drama

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Cast

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