Taboo (1999)
How am I insane?
- Released
- Runtime 1h 40m
- Director Nagisa Ōshima
- Genres Drama History Thriller
- Rating 6.6/10 (130 votes)
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.
Cast
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Takeshi Kitano
as Toshizo Hijikata
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Ryuhei Matsuda
as Sozaburo Kano
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Tadanobu Asano
as Hyozo Tashiro
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Yōichi Sai
as Isami Kondo
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Shinji Takeda
as Okita Sōji
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Susumu Terajima
as Spy
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Tomorowo Taguchi
as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
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Yoji Tanaka
as Samurai executed by Kanô
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Kei Satō
as Narrator (voice)
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Jiro Sakagami
- Eve Masatoh
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Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Kenichi Urata
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Shun Sugata
- Yuji Yamazaki
- Usaburo Oshima
- Takashi Odajima
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Uno Kanda
Crew
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Nagisa Ōshima
Director
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Toyomichi Kurita
Director of Photography
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Tomoyo Oshima
Editor
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
- Shigehiro Nakagawa Producer
- Eiko Oshima Producer
- Kazuo Shimizu Producer
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Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
