Taboo (1999)

Name: Taboo
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1999-12-18
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yōichi Sai, Shinji Takeda

How am I insane?

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.

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Released 1999-12-18 · 100 min · Drama, History, Thriller

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Cast

Takeshi Kitano as Toshizo Hijikata
Ryuhei Matsuda as Sozaburo Kano
Tadanobu Asano as Hyozo Tashiro
Yōichi Sai as Isami Kondo
Shinji Takeda as Okita Sōji
Susumu Terajima as Spy
Tomorowo Taguchi as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Yoji Tanaka as Samurai executed by Kanô
Kei Satō as Narrator (voice)
Jiro Sakagami
Eve Masatoh
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kenichi Urata
Shun Sugata
Yuji Yamazaki