Taboo

Taboo (1999) on 123movies: drama and history film starring Takeshi Kitano and Ryuhei Matsuda. Plot summary, full cast and release details. 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 on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.