Taboo (1999)
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.
Directed by: Nagisa Ōshima
Top Billed Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano
Runtime: 100 minutes
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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
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Eve Masatoh
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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Kenichi Urata
Shun Sugata
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Yuji Yamazaki
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Usaburo Oshima
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Takashi Odajima
Uno Kanda
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Mami Nakamura
Makoto Togashi
Chikako Aoyama
Koji Matoba
Tommy's Masa
Susumu Yamazaki
Masatô Ibu
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Katsura Zakoba
Daisuke Iijima
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Yōichi Iijima
Yozaburo Ito
