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Poster of Taboo

Taboo

1999-1h 40min
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6.6 / 10 112

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.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano Yoichi Sai Nagisa Ōshima

Writers Ryōtarō Shiba Nagisa Ōshima

Stars Ryuhei Matsuda Tadanobu Asano Shinji Takeda

Videos

Thumbnail of the video: Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Cast

Ryuhei Matsuda's picture in the cast

Ryuhei Matsuda

Sozaburo Kano
Tadanobu Asano's picture in the cast

Tadanobu Asano

Hyozo Tashiro
Shinji Takeda's picture in the cast

Shinji Takeda

Okita Sōji
Susumu Terajima's picture in the cast

Susumu Terajima

Spy
Tomorowo Taguchi's picture in the cast

Tomorowo Taguchi

Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Yoji Tanaka's picture in the cast

Yoji Tanaka

Samurai executed by Kanô
Kei Satō's picture in the cast

Kei Satō

Narrator (voice)
Jiro Sakagami's picture in the cast

Jiro Sakagami

Eve Masatoh's picture in the cast

Eve Masatoh

Yoshiaki Fujiwara's picture in the cast

Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Kenichi Urata's picture in the cast

Kenichi Urata

Shun Sugata's picture in the cast

Shun Sugata

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