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User Rating:
6.9/10   3,642 votes
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Director:
Nagisa Ôshima
Writers:
Ryotaro Shiba (novellas "Maegami No Sozaburo" and "Sanjogawara Ranjin from Shinsengumi Keppuroku")
Nagisa Ôshima (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 December 1999 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Plot:
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
10 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Amazing and thought provoking... more (52 total)

Cast

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Takeshi Kitano ... Captain Toshizo Hijikata (as 'Beat' Takeshi)
Ryuhei Matsuda ... Samurai Sozaburo Kano
Shinji Takeda ... Lieutenant Soji Okita
Tadanobu Asano ... Samurai Hyozo Tashiro
Koji Matoba ... Samurai Heibei Sugano
Masa Tommies ... Inspector Jo Yamazaki
Masatô Ibu ... Officer Koshitaro Ito
Uno Kanda ... The Geisha Nishikigi-Dayû
Kazuko Yoshiyuki ... The Servant Omatsu
Tomorowo Taguchi ... Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Yoichi Sai ... Commander Isami Kondo
Jiro Sakagami ... Lieutenant Genzaburo Inoue
Zakoba Katsura ... Wachigaiya
Kei Sato ... The Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chikako Aoyama
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Daisuke Iijima
Yoichi Iijima
Yoshiaki Inagaki
Yôzaburô Itô
Iwawo
Toujirô Kinoshita
Seiji Kurasaki
Emiko Michii
Kumotarô Mukai
Takuya Muramatsu
Mami Nakamura
Hirofumi Nakase
Yô Obara
Takashi Odashima
Kazuhiko Okuno
Yoshiyuki Omori
Usaburô Ôshima
Tôru Ôtomo
Kasumi Sawanoi
Shun Sugata
Shougo Tajika
Sanji Takei
Yôji Tanaka ... Samurai executed by Kanô
Susumu Terajima ... spy of Shinsen-gumi
Sayami Toda
Makoto Togashi
Yoshiaki Umegaki
Kenichi Urata
Masanosuke Yamaguchi
Yukiharu Yamaguchi
Shûji Yamazaki
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Taboo (International: English title)
Tabou (Gohatto) (France)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
France | UK | Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Kyoto, Japan
Company:
BS Asahi more

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30 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Amazing and thought provoking..., 8 August 2003
10/10
Author: chi_na_hime_chan from USA

Even after seeing this movie more than 20 times it still draws me in. Some of the best actors in Japan take part in this flim, most noticeable is Beat Takeshi. The story line is simply jaw dropping. This is the type of film that Hollywood probably wouldn't even dare make. To me the subject matter isn't shocking, but I've spent time in Japan and studied their language and culture extensively, but some people are offended by this. Simply because they cannot get past the little detail that these strong, powerful men can have gay tendencies.

The movie follows Kano Sozaburo as he joins the Shinshigumi (feudal era police). (Also not here that most of the main characters, except Kano and Tashiro are based off actual historical/famous people.) As Kano joins the rank, his beauty and sword skill captivate the men around him, from the other new recruit to the top ranking officers. Suddenly people begin to die, murdered in the night. Any more will give away the story.

IF you get the chance to see this movie do. For some it may be hard to get all the details and understand the little intricacies involved, and the ending may confuse some (especially if you are just going off what the subtitles say). But give it a chance, it's a wonderful film, but not for everyone (and not for the whole family ;)

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