Taboo
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1hr
40mins
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima,
Nobuyoshi Otani,
Jean Labadie,
Jeremy Thomas
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Starring
Ryuhei Matsuda,
Tadanobu Asano,
Shinji Takeda,
Susumu Terajima
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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.