Taboo
1999 · directed by Nagisa Ōshima
- Rating
- 69/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Taboo (1999), directed by Nagisa Ōshima, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano
- Ryuhei Matsuda
- Tadanobu Asano
- Yōichi Sai
- Shinji Takeda
- Susumu Terajima
- Tomorowo Taguchi
- Yoji Tanaka
- Kei Satō
- Jiro Sakagami
Crew
- Toyomichi Kurita — Director of Photography
- Tomoyo Oshima — Editor
- Ryuichi Sakamoto — Original Music Composer
- Nagisa Ōshima — Screenplay
More from Nagisa Ōshima
- Boy (1969) — 84/100 · hit
- Cruel Story of Youth (1960) — 81/100 · hit
- Death by Hanging (1968) — 79/100
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976) — 73/100
- Empire of Passion (1978) — 73/100
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — 71/100
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