Taboo

6.5 / 10

(103 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

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Thriller

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Nagisa Ōshima

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Company:

Oshima Productions

Cast:
Takeshi Kitano

Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda

Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano

Hyozo Tashiro

Yoichi Sai

Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda

Okita Sōji

Crew:
Ryōtarō Shiba

Novel

Nagisa Ōshima

Director

Toyomichi Kurita

Director of Photography

Nagisa Ōshima

Writer

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Production Design