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Taboo

Original title: Gohatto
  • 1999
  • Unrated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
8.5K
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Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Ryûhei Matsuda, and Shinji Takeda in Taboo (1999)
JapaneseDramaHistoryThriller

The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.

  • Director
    • Nagisa Ōshima
  • Writers
    • Ryôtarô Shiba
    • Nagisa Ōshima
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Shinji Takeda
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    8.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nagisa Ōshima
    • Writers
      • Ryôtarô Shiba
      • Nagisa Ōshima
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Kitano
      • Ryûhei Matsuda
      • Shinji Takeda
    • 61User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Top Cast47

    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Captain Toshizo Hijikata
    • (as 'Beat' Takeshi)
    Ryûhei Matsuda
    Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Samurai Sozaburo Kano
    Shinji Takeda
    • Lieutenant Soji Okita
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Samurai Hyozo Tashiro
    Yōichi Sai
    • Commander Isami Kondo
    • (as Yôichi Sai)
    Jirô Sakagami
    • Lieutenant Genzaburo Inoue
    Kôji Matoba
    • Samurai Heibei Sugano
    Masa Tommies
    • Inspector Jo Yamazaki
    Masatô Ibu
    Masatô Ibu
    • Officer Koshitaro Ito
    Zakoba Katsura
    • Wachigaiya
    Tomoroo Taguchi
    Tomoroo Taguchi
    • Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
    • (as Tomorô Taguchi)
    Chikako Aoyama
    Chikako Aoyama
    Yoshiaki Fujiwara
    Daisuke Iijima
    Yōichi Iijima
      Yoshiaki Inagaki
      Yôzaburô Itô
      • Inoue's Retainer
      Iwawo
      • Director
        • Nagisa Ōshima
      • Writers
        • Ryôtarô Shiba
        • Nagisa Ōshima
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews61

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      Summary

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      Did you know

      • Trivia
        This was Nagisa Ōshima's only film after his 1996 stroke.
      • Connections
        Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Wedding Planner/Amy/Sugar & Spice/Shadow of the Vampire/Taboo (2001)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • December 18, 1999 (Japan)
      • Countries of origin
        • Japan
        • France
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Gohatto
      • Filming locations
        • Kyoto, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Oshima Productions
        • Shochiku
        • Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Box office

      • Gross US & Canada
        • $114,425
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $9,947
        • Oct 8, 2000
      • Gross worldwide
        • $128,374
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 40m(100 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • DTS
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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