Taboo

6.6 / 10

(108 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,

Shochiku,

KADOKAWA Shoten,

IMAGICA,

BS Asahi,

Eisei Gekijo,

Studio Aoi,

Eizo Kyoto Film Co.,

Shochiku Kyoto Studio

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

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Music

Toyomichi Kurita

Director of Photography

Nobuyoshi Otani

Executive Producer