Japan Synopsis
御法度
“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.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Taboo sits at position #114.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Taboo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Oshima Productions
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Taboo premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,091 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,362 of 1,933 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Oshima Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | December 18, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0213682 |