Taboo
“How am I insane?”
1999•NR•1h 40m•6.6•Released
DramaHistoryThriller
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.
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Writer
Nagisa Ōshima
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Oshima Productions
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
Eve Masatoh
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kenichi Urata
Shun Sugata
Yuji Yamazaki
Production
Company
Oshima Productions
Company
Shochiku
Company
KADOKAWA Shoten
Company
IMAGICA
Company
BS Asahi
Company
Eisei Gekijo
Company
Bac Films
Company
Le Studio Canal+
Company
Recorded Picture Company
Producer
Eiko Oshima
Producer
Kazuo Shimizu
Producer
Shigehiro Nakagawa
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