The Broken Commandment
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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.
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Raizō Ichikawa
Ushimatsu Segawa
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Inoko
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Shiho Fujimura
Oshiho
Known for
Return of Giant Majin
Zatoichi on the Road
Eiji Funakoshi
Keinoshin Kazama
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Fires on the Plain
Jun Hamamura
Ushimatsu's father
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Yoshi Katō
Ushimatsu's uncle
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Kyôko Kishida
Inoko's wife
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
The Face of Another
Seiji Miyaguchi
School master
Known for
Seven Samurai
Shōgun
Hiroyuki Nagato
Ginnosuke Tsuchiya
Known for
Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Haruko Sugimura
School master's wife
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Kumeko Urabe
Owner of the hotel
Known for
Ikiru
Hachiko
Mantarō Ushio
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Floating Weeds
Kon Ichikawa Director · Natto Wada Screenplay Tôson Shimazaki Author
First release April 6, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Kyoto, Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Kyoto
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
破戒
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 6, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 4, 2009 · Theatrical · Ретроспектива Кона Итикавы в Москве
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