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.

Movie rating: 6.8 / 10 (7741)

Directed by: Nagisa Ôshima - Ryotaro Shiba

Writer credits: Nagisa Ôshima - Ryotaro Shiba

Cast: Takeshi Kitano - Ryûhei Matsuda - Shinji Takeda - Tadanobu Asano - Yôichi Sai

AKA: Gohatto, Taboo / Tabou, Tabou, Canada (French title) (Tabou (Gohatto)), Tabu, France (Tabou (Gohatto))

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