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Taboo (1999)

Taboo (1999)

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Release Date: 1999, December 18
Directors: Nagisa Ōshima
Countries: France, United Kingdom, Japan
Production: Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Bac Films, Le Studio Canal+, Recorded Picture Company
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Yoji Tanaka, Kei Satō, Susumu Terajima, Tommy's Masa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tomorowo Taguchi

Overview:

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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