Taboo

1999 100 min 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.

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IMDb 6.8 RT 71 Metacritic 75

director Nagisa Ōshima

writer Nagisa Ōshima

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