Taboo

Taboo
1999
★★★☆☆ 6.5/10
⏱️ 100 min
📅 Released
🌐 JA
DramaHistoryThriller
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.

Crew

Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Writer
Nagisa Ōshima
Producer
Nobuyoshi Otani, Jeremy Thomas, Jean Labadie

Production

Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Bac Films, Le Studio Canal+, Recorded Picture Company

Keywords

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