Taboo
by Nagisa Oshima
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Actor: Koji Matoba, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi KitanoDirector: Nagisa Oshima
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: New Yorker Video
Movie Reviews of Taboo
Movie Review: Enjoyable and intellectually stimulating.
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie was very enjoyable to watch. There are a lot of layers in the storyline, the scenery is great, the costumes are great, and the acting, especially, is great.
The movie is basically a bunch of psychological examinations of the characters with great sword fighting sequences in the middle (it seems like most of the actors know how to sword fight themselves without stunt doubles). A very intellectually stimulating movie.
DO NOT see this movie if you are interesting in learning about the homosexual community in Japan. The movie is fiction and it certainly does not try to venture into social commentary. The movie does not address social oppression or even how the characters feel about their homosexuality with any remote introspection. That is actually the reason I gave this movie 4 stars instead of 5. It only vaguely awkwardly addresses the aforementioned things in one tiny subplot.
Summary of Taboo
This fascinating, gorgeous film examines homosexual passions among the samurai of an 1865 militia. Taboo centers around a young samurai named Kano, whose smooth face and soft beauty makes him an object of desire. Rumors about who might be his lover lead to a love triangle, dazzling swordfights, and a mysterious murder. The story is intriguing enough, but what makes Taboo even more striking is that the heterosexual samurai treat their comrade's queer leanings as possibly dangerous, but only because of the potential for jealousy and inflamed passions--there's no sense that they see it as unnatural or even unmanly, in striking contrast with the American military view. Japanese superstar Beat Takeshi (Fireworks, Sonatine) plays a samurai captain struggling to maintain order in the ranks. Elegantly directed by Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence). --Bret FetzerArt House & International DVD Video
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