

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.
Cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Budget
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- Revenue
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- Age rating
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- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- Toei CompanyToei Studios Kyoto
Crew
Director
Kazuo Maeda
Writers
Norio Kida, Tôson Shimazaki, Masato Katō
Ken Yamaguchi
Editor
Shuhei Kamimura
Original Music Composer
Takashi Yoshida
Production Design
Makoto Kusaka
Director of Photography



















































