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The Broken Commandment

Name: The Broken Commandment
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2022-07-08
Rating: 7.2

★ 7,2 /10 (8 Votes)

2022 JA

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.

Release date

08/07/2022

Votes

Popularity

1.2

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.

Genres

Drama History

Status

Released

Original title

破戒

Language