Taboo

6.5 / 10

(117 votes)

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Country:

Japan,

France,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Thriller

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Nagisa Ōshima

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Company:

Oshima Productions,

Shochiku,

KADOKAWA Shoten,

IMAGICA,

BS Asahi,

Eisei Gekijo,

Bac Films,

Le Studio Canal+,

Recorded Picture Company

Cast:
Takeshi Kitano

Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda

Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano

Hyozo Tashiro

Yoichi Sai

Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda

Okita Sōji

Crew:
Nagisa Ōshima

Director

Ryōtarō Shiba

Novel

Toyomichi Kurita

Director of Photography

Nobuyoshi Otani

Executive Producer

Jean Labadie

Executive Producer