Apostasy (1948 film)
Apostasy (Japanese: 破戒, romanized: Hakai, lit. 'broken commandment') is a 1948 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, based on the novel The Broken Commandment by Tōson Shimazaki.[2][3]
| Apostasy | |
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| Japanese | 破戒 |
| Directed by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Koichiro Ogura |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Kusuda |
| Edited by | Hisashi Sagara |
| Music by | Chūji Kinoshita |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Segawa, a young rural school teacher in the Meiji era, hides his burakumin roots, as he had promised his father, who had hoped for his son a life without social rejection. His promise conflicts with his wish to confess his secret to his fiancée Oshiho. Oshiho's father and Segawa's mentor Kazama, ancestor of an old samurai family, has just been forced to retire for plain monetary reasons, thus losing his pension. After prominent burakumin writer Inoko, whom Segawa met with, is killed by a group of villagers, rumours about Segawa's descent are spreading. Put under pressure at a public meeting of the town's people, he finally reveals the truth. With the majority turning against him, including his former mentor, he is forced to resign. Upon leaving the town together with Oshiho, who decided to stay by his side, he is waved good-bye by his single loyal colleague Tsuchiya and the town's children.
Cast
- Ryō Ikebe as Segawa
- Yōko Katsuragi as Oshiho
- Osamu Takizawa as Inoko
- Jūkichi Uno as Tsuchiya
- Eitarō Ozawa as Takayanagi
- Ichirō Sugai as Kazama
- Chieko Higashiyama
Awards
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Director for the films Apostasy, Woman and The Portrait[4]
References
- ^ a b "Apostasy at the Japanese Movie Database" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. London, Melbourne, Munich, New Providence: Bowker-Saur. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
- ^ Magill, Frank Northen (1985). Magill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films. Pasadena: Salem Press.
- ^ "3rd Mainichi Film Awards". Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
- Apostasy at IMDb
- Apostasy at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)