DramaHistoryThriller
Taboo
"How am I insane?"
User Score120 votes
65%6.5/10
Release1999→
Runtime1H 40M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media25
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Director
Nagisa Ōshima
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NRKeywords
japanmale homosexualityjidaigekishinsengumigay themeboys' love (bl)
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Countries:JapanFranceUnited Kingdom
Production:Oshima ProductionsShochikuKADOKAWA ShotenIMAGICABS AsahiEisei GekijoBac FilmsLe Studio Canal+Recorded Picture Company