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Taboo

Taboo

Nagisa Ōshima

1999

  • Drama
  • History
  • Thriller
6.6

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.

Cast & crew

  • Nagisa ŌshimaDirector
  • Takeshi KitanoToshizo Hijikata
  • Ryuhei MatsudaSozaburo Kano
  • Tadanobu AsanoHyozo Tashiro
  • Yōichi SaiIsami Kondo
  • Shinji TakedaOkita Sōji
  • Susumu TerajimaSpy
  • Tomorowo TaguchiSamurai Tojiro Yuzawa
  • Yoji TanakaSamurai executed by Kanô

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