Taboo (1999) - Gohatto

Taboo (1999) Country: Japan, France, UK Release Year: 1999 Aka: Gohatto Director: Nagisa Oshima Writer: Nagisa Oshima, Ryotaro Shiba Language: Japanese Genre: Drama, History Runtime: 95 min Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Takeshi Kitano Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano Yoichi Sai, Jiro Sakagami Studio: Shochiku Films Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213682/

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.