
Taboo
御法度
Release: 1999-12-18·Runtime: 100m·★ 6.5
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
Uno Kanda
Daisuke Iijima
Chikako Aoyama
Tommy's Masaas Susumu Yamazaki
Jiro Sakagami
Shun Sugata
Makoto Togashi
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Koji Matoba
Masatô Ibu
Tadanobu Asanoas Hyozo Tashiro
Mami Nakamura
Yōichi Saias Isami Kondo
Susumu Terajimaas Spy
Yoji Tanakaas Samurai executed by Kanô
Ito Yozaburo
Takeshi Kitanoas Toshizo Hijikata
Ryuhei Matsudaas Sozaburo Kano
Shinji Takedaas Okita Sōji
Tomorowo Taguchias Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Kei Satōas Narrator (voice)Crew
" />Nagisa ŌshimaDirector, Screenplay
" />Jean LabadieExecutive Producer
" />Tomoyo OshimaEditor
" />Jeremy ThomasExecutive Producer
" />Emi WadaCostume Design
" />Toyomichi KuritaDirector of Photography
" />Yoshinobu NishiokaProduction Design
" />Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
" />Ryōtarō ShibaNovel