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Taboo
★ 6.6/10•1999•1h 40m•NR•Drama•History•Thriller

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.

Nagisa Ōshima · Director

Nagisa Ōshima · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageJA
Release DateDec 18, 1999

Actors

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Hyozo Tashiro

Yōichi Sai

Yōichi Sai

Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Okita Sōji

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Spy

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Samurai executed by Kanô

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Narrator (voice)

Jiro Sakagami

Jiro Sakagami

Eve Masatoh

Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Kenichi Urata

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Yuji Yamazaki

Usaburo Oshima

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