Taboo
御法度
Release: 1999-12-18
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 6.5
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 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.
Production Countries
Japan
France
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Oshima Productions
Shochiku
KADOKAWA Shoten
IMAGICA
BS Asahi
Eisei Gekijo
Bac Films
Le Studio Canal+
Recorded Picture Company
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Ryuhei Matsuda
as Sozaburo Kano
Shinji Takeda
as Okita Sōji
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Uno Kanda
Tadanobu Asano
as Hyozo Tashiro
Kei Satō
as Narrator (voice)
Masatô Ibu
Tomorowo Taguchi
as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Mami Nakamura
Koji Matoba
Tommy's Masa
as Susumu Yamazaki
Susumu Terajima
as Spy
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Chikako Aoyama
Daisuke Iijima
Ito Yozaburo
Takeshi Kitano
as Toshizo Hijikata
Yoji Tanaka
as Samurai executed by Kanô
Yoichi Sai
as Isami Kondo
Jiro Sakagami
Shun Sugata
Crew
Ryōtarō Shiba
Novel
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Emi Wada
Costume Design
Jean Labadie
Executive Producer
Kenji Shibasaki
Sound Effects Editor
Nagisa Ōshima
Director, Screenplay
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Design
Tomoyo Oshima
Editor
Toyomichi Kurita
Director of Photography
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer