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.
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