Taboo

御法度

1999·100'

Nagisa Ōshima

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Japanese

Letterboxd TMDB #20617

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.

Cast

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

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