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72% Critic Match
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.”
7.2 / 10• 2022•NR• Japanese
DramaHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
Anna Ishii
Shiho
Lead
Shotaro Mamiya
Ushimatsu Segawa
Yuma Yamoto
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Kazuya Takahashi
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Ayako Kobayashi
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Kô Nanase
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Shunsuke Daitoh
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Naoto Takenaka
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kazuo Maeda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Broken Commandment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
