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66% Critic Match
Taboo
“How am I insane?”
6.6 / 10• 1999• 1h 40m•NR• Japanese
DramaHistoryThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
Takeshi Kitano
Toshizo Hijikata
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nagisa Ōshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Taboo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
