
Taboo
How am I insane?
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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About Taboo
- Directors
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Cast
- Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yōichi Sai, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima
- Genres
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- Japanese
- Production countries
- Japan, France, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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