Taboo

Taboo

Taboo

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Taboo

"How am I insane?"

1999

1h 40m

6.5(117 votes)

Drama

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Thriller

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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Production Companies

Shochiku

KADOKAWA Shoten

IMAGICA

BS Asahi

Eisei Gekijo

Bac Films

Le Studio Canal+

Recorded Picture Company

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

29 members

Directing

ビートたけし

Toshizo Hijikata

ビートたけし

Acting

松田龍平

Sozaburo Kano

松田龍平

Acting

浅野忠信

Hyozo Tashiro

浅野忠信

Directing

崔洋一

Isami Kondo

崔洋一

Acting

武田真治

Okita Sōji

武田真治

Acting

寺島進

Spy

寺島進

Acting

田口トモロヲ

Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

田口トモロヲ

Acting

田中要次

Samurai executed by Kanô

田中要次

Acting

佐藤慶

Narrator (voice)

佐藤慶

Acting

坂上二郎

Unknown Role

坂上二郎

Acting

Eve Masatoh

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

藤原喜明

Unknown Role

藤原喜明

Acting

Kenichi Urata

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

菅田俊

Unknown Role

菅田俊

Art

Yuji Yamazaki

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Usaburo Oshima

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Takashi Odajima

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

神田うの

Unknown Role

神田うの

Acting

吉行和子

Unknown Role

吉行和子

Acting

中村麻美

Unknown Role

中村麻美

Acting

冨樫真

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

青山知可子

Unknown Role

青山知可子

Acting

的場浩司

Unknown Role

的場浩司

Acting

トミーズ雅

Susumu Yamazaki

トミーズ雅

Acting

伊武雅刀

Unknown Role

伊武雅刀

Acting

Katsura Zakoba

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

飯島大介

Unknown Role

飯島大介

Acting

Yōichi Iijima

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

伊藤洋三郎

Unknown Role

伊藤洋三郎

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