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Encyclopedia > Taboo (1999 film)
Taboo
Directed by Nagisa Oshima
Produced by Masayuki Motomochi
Written by Nagisa Oshima
Ryotaro Shiba
Starring Ryuhei Matsuda
Takeshi Kitano
Tadanobu Asano
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography Toyomichi Kurita
Editing by Tomoyo Oshima
Distributed by Shochiku Films Ltd.
New Yorker Films (USA)
Release date December 18, 1999 (Japan)
Running time 100 min.
Language Japanese
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Gohatto (御法度) aka Taboo (1999) is a Japanese film directed by Nagisa Oshima. It shows life in a samurai training school at the end of the samurai era late in the 19th century, specifically concentrating on the issue of homosexuality in the partially closed environment. Image File history File links Gohatto_Poster. ... Nagisa Oshima (大島 渚 ÅŒshima Nagisa, born March 31, 1932) is a famous Japanese director. ... Nagisa Oshima (大島 渚 ÅŒshima Nagisa, born March 31, 1932) is a famous Japanese director. ... Ryotaro Shiba (司馬遼太郎 Shiba Ryōtarō), born Teiichi Fukuda (福田 定一 Fukuda Teiichi, 1923-1996), is best known for his novels and essays based on historical events in Japan. ... Ryuhei Matsuda (松田龍平, Matsuda Ryuhei) (b. ... Takeshi Kitano at Cannes, 2000 Takeshi Kitano (北野 æ­¦, Kitano Takeshi, b. ... Tadanobu Asano (浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu), born Tadanobu Sato (佐藤 å¿ ä¿¡ Satō Tadanobu, born November 27, 1973 in Yokohama) is a charismatic and versatile Japanese actor who has been described by critics as that countrys answer to Johnny Depp. ... Ryuichi Sakamoto at his New York City studio September 2003 Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一 Sakamoto RyÅ«ichi, born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1999. ... Nagisa Oshima (大島 渚 ÅŒshima Nagisa, born March 31, 1932) is a famous Japanese director. ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... The word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings over time. ...


Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

At the start of the movie, young Sozaburo Kano is admitted to the samurai police group, Shinsengumi (新撰組). He's a very skilled swordsman, but it is his appearance that makes many of the others in the (strictly male) group, both students and staff, attracted to him, creating tension within the group of people vying for Kano's attention. Mannequins dressed in Shinsengumi outfits The Shinsengumi (Japanese: 新選組) were a special police force of the late shogunate period. ...


Cast

Takeshi Kitano at Cannes, 2000 Takeshi Kitano (北野 æ­¦, Kitano Takeshi, b. ... Hijikata Toshizō Statue at Takahata Fudo, Hino, Tokyo Hijikata Toshizō (土方歳三)(May 31, 1835—June 20, 1869) was the deputy leader of Shinsengumi, a small-built and talented Japanese military leader who resisted the Meiji Restoration. ... Ryuhei Matsuda (松田龍平, Matsuda Ryuhei) (b. ... Okita Sōji Okita Sōji (æ²–ç”° 総司 Okita Sōji, also Okita Sōshi), (1842 or 1844 - July 19, 1868) was captain of the first troop of the Shinsengumi, an armed special security team in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. ... Tadanobu Asano (浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu), born Tadanobu Sato (佐藤 å¿ ä¿¡ Satō Tadanobu, born November 27, 1973 in Yokohama) is a charismatic and versatile Japanese actor who has been described by critics as that countrys answer to Johnny Depp. ... Yoichi Sai (崔洋一, Choi Yang-il, born 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is an ethnic-Korean Japanese film director. ... Kondo Isami Kondo Isami (近藤 勇 Kondō Isami, 1834 - 1868) was a chief of the Shinsen-gumi, an armed special security team in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. ...

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