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    Masatô Ibu

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    Officer Koshitaro Ito

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    Taboo 1999 POSTER

    Taboo

    1999

    Japanese

    6.8

    ♡ 11

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    gay

    gay theme

    History

    japan

    jidaigeki

    male homosexuality

    shinsengumi

    Thriller

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Chikako Aoyama Chikako Aoyama as Masatô Ibu Masatô Ibu as Officer Koshitaro Ito Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano as Samurai Hyozo Tashiro Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Spy
    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.
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