Taboo (1999)

How am I insane?

Movie · Drama, History, Thriller · 1h 40m · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · Released December 18, 1999

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 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.

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Cast

• Takeshi Kitano as Toshizo Hijikata
• Ryuhei Matsuda as Sozaburo Kano
• Tadanobu Asano as Hyozo Tashiro
• Yōichi Sai as Isami Kondo
• Shinji Takeda as Okita Sōji
• Susumu Terajima as Spy
• Tomorowo Taguchi as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
• Yoji Tanaka as Samurai executed by Kanô
• Kei Satō as Narrator (voice)
• Jiro Sakagami
• Eve Masatoh
• Yoshiaki Fujiwara

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