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JAPAN · 1962
The Broken Commandment
Japanese Golden Age
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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