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Taboo

Taboo

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 18, 1999

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, History, Thriller

User Score

65%

Original Title

御法度

Production Companies

Oshima Productions

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Description

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 around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.