Taboo(1999)
How am I insane?
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: Taboo
Top 10 Billed Cast
Toshizo Hijikata
Sozaburo Kano
Hyozo Tashiro
Isami Kondo
Okita Sōji
Spy
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Samurai executed by Kanô
Narrator (voice)
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