Taboo (御法度) 24 years old

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Taboo

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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Taboo Cast

Name Character
Susumu Terajima He was 36, now 60 years old as Spy
Takeshi Kitano He was 53, now 77 years old as Toshizo Hijikata
Tadanobu Asano He was 26, now 50 years old as Hyozo Tashiro
Ryuhei Matsuda He was 17, now 40 years old as Sozaburo Kano
Tomoro Taguchi He was 42, now 66 years old as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Shinji Takeda He was 27, now 51 years old as Okita Sōji
Yoichi Sai He was 50, now 74 years old as Isami Kondo

Taboo Crew

Name Department
Toyomichi Kurita as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 74) years old Camera
Eiko Oshima as Producer. Production
Shigehiro Nakagawa as Producer. Production
Ryuichi Sakamoto as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (now 72) years old Sound
Yoshinobu Nishioka as Production Design. He was 78 (97) years old when He died Art
Nagisa Oshima as Director. He was 68 (80) years old when He died Directing
Nagisa Oshima as Writer. He was 68 (80) years old when He died Writing
Ryōtarō Shiba as Novel. He was 76 (72) years old when He died Writing
Taboo poster
Taboo (24 years)

How am I insane?

  • Release day: Saturday, December 18, 1999
  • Runtime: 100 minutes