Taboo
Taboo

Taboo

How am I insane?

6.6(115 votes)
1999
1h 40m
Drama
History
Thriller

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.

Production

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

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Hyozo Tashiro

Yoichi Sai

Yoichi 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

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