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The Broken Commandment
JAPAN · 1962

The Broken Commandment

Kon Ichikawa
social discrimination caste system family secrets social activism identity and self-acceptance
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Synopsis

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.

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