破戒 (Hakai)
Directed by MAEDA Kazuo
2022, 119 min.
Starring: MAMIYA Shotaro, ISHII Anna, YAMOTO Yuma, MASHIMA Hidekazu
Teacher Ushimatsu (MAMIYA Shotaro) has a potentially devastating secret: he is a burakumin, a member of Japan’s outcaste community. Despite rumblings of anti-discrimination activism, those around Ushimatsu are beginning to doubt his roots, threatening both his position at the school and his romantic prospects.
