
Taboo
御法度
Release: 1999-12-18·Runtime: 100m·★ 6.6
DramaHistoryThriller
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
JapanFranceUnited Kingdom
Production Companies
Oshima Productions
Shochiku
KADOKAWA Shoten
IMAGICA
BS Asahi
Eisei Gekijo
Bac Films
Le Studio Canal+
Recorded Picture Company
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Takeshi Kitanoas Toshizo Hijikata
Ryuhei Matsudaas Sozaburo Kano
Shinji Takedaas Okita Sōji
Susumu Terajimaas Spy
Tomorowo Taguchias Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Shun Sugata
Masatô Ibu
Ito Yozaburo
Yoji Tanakaas Samurai executed by Kanô
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Daisuke Iijima
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Uno Kanda
Makoto Togashi
Tadanobu Asanoas Hyozo Tashiro
Jiro Sakagami
Mami Nakamura
Yōichi Saias Isami Kondo
Chikako Aoyama
Tommy's Masaas Susumu Yamazaki
Kei Satōas Narrator (voice)
Koji MatobaCrew
" />Jeremy ThomasExecutive Producer
" />Toyomichi KuritaDirector of Photography
" />Emi WadaCostume Design
" />Tomoyo OshimaEditor
" />Yoshinobu NishiokaProduction Design
" />Nagisa ŌshimaDirector, Screenplay
" />Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
" />Ryōtarō ShibaNovel
" />Jean LabadieExecutive Producer