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Movie poster: Taboo (1999)
🎬 Movie
1999 · 100 min Drama History Thriller
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

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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📋 Film Details

Original Title 御法度
Year 1999
Country Japan, France, United Kingdom
Genre Drama, History, Thriller
Director Nagisa Ōshima
Runtime 100 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (123 votes)

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The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Nagisa Ōshima

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

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