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Taboo

Play trailer Poster for Taboo 2000,  1h 41m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 73% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 71% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
73% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
In 1865 Japan a military commander and captain (Takeshi Kitano) suspect that an androgynous samurai (Ryuhei Matsuda) has homosexual tendencies.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker May 8, 2017
A spare and cruel drama about sex and violence within the ranks of the samurai. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jul 24, 2001
3/4
Taboo is not an entirely successful film, but it isn't boring. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Nov 9, 2009
2/4
A film that provocatively entwines the violent world of samurai with forbidden eroticism ends up so bloodless (in a figurative sense). Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 3, 2005
3/5
Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com Feb 21, 2004
3/5
A Gay Samurai Murder Mystery that's lacking in all three categories Go to Full Review
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Abraham P Mar 20, 2017 The most realistic-yet-satisfying katana fights in any samurai movie I've seen.
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Cast & Crew

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Nagisa Ôshima

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Captain Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda

Samurai Sozaburo Kano

Shinji Takeda

Lieutenant Soji Okita

Tadanobu Asano

Samurai Hyozo Tashiro

Koji Matoba

Samurai Heibei Sugano

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Taboo

Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda) shows his commander the head of a man he has just decapitated. Tashiro (Tadanobu Asano) expresses his desire for Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda). Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda) fending off an advance by Tashiro (Tadanobu Asano). Hijikata (Takeshi Kitano) cuts down a cherry tree. Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda) lies injured after a fight. Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda) is propositioned by Yuzawa (Tomorowo Taguchi). Director Nagisa Oshima with Ryuhei Matsuda and Takeshi Kitano on the set. Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda). Taboo (1999) Taboo (1999) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In 1865 Japan a military commander and captain (Takeshi Kitano) suspect that an androgynous samurai (Ryuhei Matsuda) has homosexual tendencies.
Director
Nagisa Ôshima
Screenwriter
Nagisa Ôshima, Ryotaro Shiba
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Production Co
Le Studio Canal +, Eisai Gekijo, Oshima Productions, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Bac Films, Recorded Pictures Company, BS Asahi, Imagica Corp., Shochiku Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2000, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$133.9K
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby A, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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