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Taboo

  • December 1999
  • 1hr

    40mins

  • Drama
  • History
  • Thriller
  • Directed by

    Nagisa Ōshima,

    Nobuyoshi Otani,

    Jeremy Thomas,

    Jean Labadie

    ...

    Starring

    Ryuhei Matsuda,

    Tadanobu Asano,

    Shinji Takeda,

    Susumu Terajima

    ...

    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.