Taboo

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Takeshi Kitano Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano Hyozo Tashiro

Yōichi Sai Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda Okita Sōji