Cinematic background from Taboo 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.

Taboo

1999

Drama, History, Thriller

Directors:
Nagisa Ôshima
Writers:
Ryôtarô Shiba, Nagisa Ôshima
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Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An older man wearing a black robe looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men in traditional garb talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of men in traditional garb with swords; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man holding a sword in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An older bald man wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person holding a sword in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An asian style building with two men standing in front of it at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man and a boy laying on a bed together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two people are practicing martial arts in an empty room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An older asian woman wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two asian men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man and a woman dressed in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of people sitting in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man holding a wooden stick in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young man in traditional japanese garb in front of an oriental building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of people sitting on the ground in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A couple of people sitting on the ground in front of a candle; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man praying in front of a lit candle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a hat and jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man holding a wooden stick in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black robe standing in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black robe holding a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man wearing a black robe and a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A geisha in a black and red kimono; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A house that is lit up at night time; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An older man in a black jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An older asian man wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black shirt and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young man in a suit and a tie in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young asian man in a black shirt and black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black kimono holding a sword; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young man with short black hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black shirt is in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of people sitting in a row watching a performer; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man holding a katana in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two people sitting at a table in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A woman sitting on the ground in front of a body of water at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men in traditional japanese garb looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men are standing in the dark holding swords; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young man with short black hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man and a woman looking at a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black robe is holding a sword in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man standing in front of a wall holding a pair of katanas; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two people are practicing martial arts on a wooden floor; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – An older man and a young woman in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young asian man in a black kimono; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man sitting in a dark room with a sword; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of people wearing hats in the snow; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black jacket is standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two people walking down a path in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man standing in front of an outdoor stove holding a cup; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men sitting on the ground in front of a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black and brown kimono; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men are talking under an umbrella in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two people sitting in a room talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man sitting on the ground in front of a building at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A young man in a black kimono is holding his hands up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A group of people in a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two men in black and white kimono standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – A man in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Taboo” (1999), directed by Nagisa Ôshima – Two young men are looking at each other in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle