Taboo
by Nagisa Oshima
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Actor: Koji Matoba, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi KitanoDirector: Nagisa Oshima
Writer: Nagisa Oshima
Producer: Eiko Oshima
Producer: Ichir? Yamamoto
Producer: Jean Labadie
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Producer: Kazuo Shimizu
Writer: Ryotaro Shiba
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: for those who like boy on boy samurai
Summary: 2 Stars
i had hoped it would be so good, but it was simply boring. if you like implied romance and subtle affairs then you may like this. i did not find it entertaining, but that is not to say you will find it so.
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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