Taboo (1999)
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.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Actors: Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kitano, Tomoro Taguchi, Yôichi Sai
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Little Men (1998)
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Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
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Crocodile (1996)
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Going All the Way (1997)
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