Taboo poster

Taboo

御法度

1999·100'

Nagisa Ōshima

DramaHistoryThriller

★ 6.6

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 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.

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Toshizo Hijikata
Ryuhei Matsuda Ryuhei Matsuda Sozaburo Kano
Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano Hyozo Tashiro
Yōichi Sai Yōichi Sai Isami Kondo
Shinji Takeda Shinji Takeda Okita Sōji
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima Spy
Tomorowo Taguchi Tomorowo Taguchi Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Yoji Tanaka Yoji Tanaka Samurai executed by Kanô
Kei Satō Kei Satō Narrator (voice)
Jiro Sakagami Jiro Sakagami
Eve Masatoh
Yoshiaki Fujiwara Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Screenings in Brussels

No upcoming screenings.