Taboo (御法度) 24 years old
How am I insane?
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.
Credits
Taboo Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Susumu Terajima He was 36, now 61 years old | as Spy |
| Takeshi Kitano He was 53, now 77 years old | as Toshizo Hijikata |
| Tadanobu Asano He was 26, now 51 years old | as Hyozo Tashiro |
| Ryuhei Matsuda He was 17, now 41 years old | as Sozaburo Kano |
| Tomoro Taguchi He was 42, now 67 years old | as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa |
| Shinji Takeda He was 27, now 51 years old | as Okita Sōji |
| Yoichi Sai He was 50, now 75 years old | as Isami Kondo |
Taboo Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Toyomichi Kurita as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 74) years old | Camera |
| Eiko Oshima as Producer. | Production |
| Shigehiro Nakagawa as Producer. | Production |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (now 72) years old | Sound |
| Yoshinobu Nishioka as Production Design. He was 78 (97) years old when He died | Art |
| Nagisa Oshima as Director. He was 68 (80) years old when He died | Directing |
| Nagisa Oshima as Writer. He was 68 (80) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ryōtarō Shiba as Novel. He was 76 (72) years old when He died | Writing |
Taboo (24 years)
How am I insane?
- Release day: Saturday, December 18, 1999
- Runtime: 100 minutes