Released
Taboo
December 18 1999 (almost 25 years ago)Rating
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104 reviews
How am I insane?
- Director: Nagisa Ōshima
- Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 h 40 m
- Country: Japan
- Company: Oshima Productions
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.