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Taboo (1999)

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  • Dec 18, 1999
  • 1h 40m
  • NR

6.6/10

TMDB user score
132 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Taboo is a 1999 drama and history film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Its leading cast includes Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda and Tadanobu Asano. It runs for 1 hour 40 minutes. Its original language is Japanese.

Synopsis

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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Time needed
1 hour 40 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
Japanese (subtitles or a dub may be needed)
Audience signal
6.6/10 from 132 TMDB votes

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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
  • Usaburo Oshima
  • Takashi Odajima
  • Uno Kanda

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