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The Broken Commandment

"Based on a novel by Toson Shimazaki, the film revolves around a schoolteacher who is encouraged to conceal his lower class background but constantly finds himself struggling with a crisis of conscience."

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class “untouchables,” leaving his hometown to serve as an elementary school teacher where he excels and is loved by his students. But he constantly struggles with the secret of his low-birth status and is disturbed by all of the discrimination levelled upon his class. It prevents him from pursuing a romance with Shiho, whom he meets at the temple where he resides, but who descends from a samurai family.

Top Cast

  • Anna Ishii

    Anna Ishii

    Shiho

  • Shotaro Mamiya

    Shotaro Mamiya

    Ushimatsu Segawa

  • Yuma Yamoto

    Yuma Yamoto

  • Kazuya Takahashi

    Kazuya Takahashi

  • Ayako Kobayashi

    Ayako Kobayashi

  • Kô Nanase

    Kô Nanase

  • Shunsuke Daitoh

    Shunsuke Daitoh

  • Naoto Takenaka

    Naoto Takenaka

  • Hirotaro Honda

    Hirotaro Honda

Overview

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class “untouchables,” leaving his hometown to serve as an elementary school teacher where he excels and is loved by his students. But he constantly struggles with the secret of his low-birth status and is disturbed by all of the discrimination levelled upon his class. It prevents him from pursuing a romance with Shiho, whom he meets at the temple where he resides, but who descends from a samurai family.

Rating

7.2 / 10
8 Reviews
1 Popular

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