Taboo

Taboo (1999)

御法度

How am I insane?

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 on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Date of release
1999-12-18
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (132)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Director
Nagisa Ōshima

Casting

  • Takeshi Kitano — Toshizo Hijikata
  • Ryuhei Matsuda — Sozaburo Kano
  • Tadanobu Asano — Hyozo Tashiro
  • Yōichi Sai — Isami Kondo
  • Shinji Takeda — Okita Sōji
  • Susumu Terajima — Spy
  • Tomorowo Taguchi — Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
  • Yoji Tanaka — Samurai executed by Kanô
  • Kei Satō — Narrator (voice)
  • Jiro Sakagami
  • Eve Masatoh
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara

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