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How am I insane? - Taboo
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Title: Taboo

Release Date: 18 Dec 1999

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller

Director: Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Studio Aoi, Eizo Kyoto Film Co., Shochiku Kyoto Studio

Production Companies: Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Studio Aoi, Eizo Kyoto Film Co., Shochiku Kyoto Studio

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (108 votes)

Cast

  • Toshizo Hijikata: Takeshi Kitano
  • Sozaburo Kano: Ryuhei Matsuda
  • Hyozo Tashiro: Tadanobu Asano
  • Isami Kondo: Yoichi Sai
  • Okita Sōji: Shinji Takeda
  • Spy: Susumu Terajima
  • Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa: Tomorowo Taguchi
  • Samurai executed by Kanô: Yoji Tanaka
  • Narrator (voice): Kei Satō
  • : Jiro Sakagami
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