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Taboo (1999)

Dec 18, 1999 · 1h 40m

6.6/10 TMDB user score
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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 on 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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Top cast

  • Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Toshizo Hijikata
  • Ryuhei Matsuda Ryuhei Matsuda Sozaburo Kano
  • Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano Hyozo Tashiro
  • Yōichi Sai Yōichi Sai Isami Kondo
  • Shinji Takeda Shinji Takeda Okita Sōji
  • Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima Spy
  • Tomorowo Taguchi Tomorowo Taguchi Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
  • Yoji Tanaka Yoji Tanaka Samurai executed by Kanô
  • Kei Satō Kei Satō Narrator (voice)
  • Jiro Sakagami Jiro Sakagami
  • Eve Masatoh
  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara Yoshiaki Fujiwara
  • Kenichi Urata
  • Shun Sugata Shun Sugata
  • Yuji Yamazaki
  • Usaburo Oshima

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