Taboo

• Drama
• History
• Thriller

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.

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Released

Dec 18, 1999

Status

Released

Country

Japan, France

Studio

Oshima Productions, Shochiku

Language

Japanese