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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the novel The Broken Commandment
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Music
Music by Yasushi Akutagawa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tôson ShimazakiNovel
- Natto WadaScreenplay
- Original title
- 破戒
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 6, 1962
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Raizō IchikawaUshimatsu Segawa
Rentaro MikuniRentaro Inoko
Shiho FujimuraOshiho
Eiji FunakoshiKeinoshin Kazama
Jun HamamuraUshimatsu's father
Yoshi KatōUshimatsu's uncle
Kyôko KishidaInoko's wife
Seiji MiyaguchiSchool master
Hiroyuki NagatoGinnosuke Tsuchiya
Haruko SugimuraSchool master's wife
Kumeko UrabeOwner of the hotel
Mantarō Ushio
Ryōko Kamo
Bontarō Miake
Ganjirō Nakamura IIBuddha priest
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