- HD 1080
- Runtime: 100m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Nagisa Ōshima
- Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yoichi Sai, Shinji Takeda
- keywords: japan, male homosexuality, jidaigeki, shinsengumi, gay theme, boys' love (bl)
- Production_studio: Oshima Productions
- Slogan: How am I insane?
- The Taboo is featured in the top rankings of 1999
- #20 in Top Thriller Movies of 1999
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.