Taboo

Taboo

1999
1h 40m
6.5

6.5/10

123 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History Thriller

"How am I insane?"

Overview

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.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Oshima Productions Shochiku KADOKAWA Shoten IMAGICA BS Asahi Eisei Gekijo Bac Films Le Studio Canal+ Recorded Picture Company
Production Countries
Japan France United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title 御法度
Release Date December 18, 1999
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0213682

Cast

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
Eve Masatoh

Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Key Crew

Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Jean Labadie
Executive Producer
Nobuyoshi Otani
Executive Producer
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Producer
Kazuo Shimizu
Producer
Eiko Oshima
Producer
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay