The Broken Commandment

Overview

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

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