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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Kon IchikawaDirector
- Yasushi AkutagawaOriginal Music Composer
- Natto WadaScreenplay
Cast
- Raizō IchikawaUshimatsu Segawa
- Rentaro MikuniRentaro Inoko
- Shiho FujimuraOshiho
- Eiji FunakoshiKeinoshin Kazama
- Jun HamamuraUshimatsu's father
- Yoshi KatōUshimatsu's uncle
- Kyôko KishidaInoko's wife
- Seiji MiyaguchiSchool master
- Hiroyuki NagatoGinnosuke Tsuchiya
- Haruko SugimuraSchool master's wife
- Kumeko UrabeOwner of the hotel
- Mantarō UshioCast
Themes
japanbased on novel or bookidentity crisisprejudicesocial injusticecaste systemdiscriminationmeiji periodracial discriminationburaku discrimination