The Broken Commandment

破戒
1962 119 min Drama

Romeo and Juliet without the Montagues and Capulets. Ushimatsu, a schoolteacher, hides his background, as his father instructed. A local activist inspires him to consider revealing the truth. Ichikawa at his most restrained.

Directed by Kon Ichikawa · Written by Natto Wada

Starring Raizō Ichikawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Shiho Fujimura, Eiji Funakoshi, Jun Hamamura, Yoshi Katō

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