
Taboo (1999)
Released:
1999-12-18
Duration:
1hr 40min
Rating 6.6
How am I insane?
Overview
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 Companies
Oshima Productions

Shochiku

KADOKAWA Shoten

IMAGICA

BS Asahi

Eisei Gekijo

Studio Aoi
Eizo Kyoto Film Co.
Shochiku Kyoto Studio
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
---|---|
Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 11.067 |
Directed By
Nagisa Ōshima
Crew
Novel
Ryōtarō Shiba
Ryōtarō Shiba
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Director of Photography
Toyomichi Kurita
Toyomichi Kurita
Assistant Production Design
Tomoko Kurata
Tomoko Kurata
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Jean Labadie
Jean Labadie
Executive Producer
Nobuyoshi Otani
Nobuyoshi Otani
Assistant Production Design
Eri Yamamoto
Eri Yamamoto
Sound
Kunio Ando
Kunio Ando
Sound Effects Editor
Keiko Kawamoto
Keiko Kawamoto
Makeup Artist
Kunio Yamasaki
Kunio Yamasaki
Makeup Artist
Mitsuyo Takasaki
Mitsuyo Takasaki
Sound Effects Editor
Kenji Shibasaki
Kenji Shibasaki
Producer
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Set Decoration
Shōichi Yasuda
Shōichi Yasuda
Producer
Kazuo Shimizu
Kazuo Shimizu
Production Design
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Editor
Tomoyo Ōshima
Tomoyo Ōshima
Producer
Eiko Ōshima
Eiko Ōshima
Costume Design
Emi Wada
Emi Wada
Screenplay
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Line Producer
Masayuki Motomochi
Masayuki Motomochi
TOP CAST

Takeshi Kitano
Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda
Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano
Hyozo Tashiro

Yoichi Sai
Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda
Okita Sōji

Susumu Terajima
Spy

Tomorowo Taguchi
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

Yoji Tanaka
Samurai executed by Kanô

Kei Satō
Narrator (voice)