Based on a novel by Toson Shimazaki, the film revolves around a schoolteacher who is encouraged to conceal his lower class background but constantly finds himself struggling with a crisis of conscience.
At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class “untouchables,” leaving his hometown to serve as an elementary school teacher where he excels and is loved by his students. But he constantly struggles with the secret of his low-birth status and is disturbed by all of the discrimination levelled upon his class. It prevents him from pursuing a romance with Shiho, whom he meets at the temple where he resides, but who descends from a samurai family.
Sadako DX
Horror, Mystery
4.6
Fargo
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.9
Citizen Kane
Mystery, Drama
8.0
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
History, Adventure, Drama
7.5
Paths of Glory
War, Drama, History
8.3
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Drama
8.4
Elevator to the Gallows
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.6
The Fugitives
Comedy, Crime
6.8
Gandhi
Drama, History
7.6
The Last Seduction
Thriller, Crime, Romance, Drama
6.8
The Apartment
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.2
A Short Film About Killing
Crime, Drama
7.6
Another Round
Comedy, Drama
7.6
Spirited Away
Animation, Family, Fantasy
8.5
The Holdovers
Comedy, Drama
7.7
Black Narcissus
Drama
7.5
Metropolis
Drama, Science Fiction
8.1
Jules and Jim
Drama, Romance
7.6
Amadeus
History, Music, Drama
8.0
Fight Club
Drama
8.4
Mickey 17
Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy
0.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Mystery, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
6.8
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Adventure, Drama, Comedy
7.2
Marie Antoinette
Drama, History
6.7
Children of a Lesser God
Drama, Romance
6.9
The Beach
Drama, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
6.5
Inherit the Wind
Drama
7.7
The 13th Warrior
Adventure, History, Action
6.7
Or (My Treasure)
Drama
7.0
Bonjour Tristesse
Drama, Romance
6.6
The Door in the Floor
Drama
6.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Mystery, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
7.1
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Romance, Drama
7.7
Primal Fear
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.7
Land of Plenty
Drama
6.1
Jules and Jim
Drama, Romance
7.6
La Chinoise
Drama, Comedy
7.0
Fried Green Tomatoes
Drama, Comedy
7.7
Freedom Writers
Crime, Drama
7.9
The Motorcycle Diaries
Drama
7.4