Taboo (1999)

Original title

御法度

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 126 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century Japan, a handsome young man joins the Shinsengumi, a samurai police force. His beauty stirs desire and conflict among the men, leading to jealousy and violence.

atmosphericslow-burntensemelancholicstoicvisually starkformalunsettling

What happens

Gohatto (Japanese: 御法度), also known as Taboo, is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Its subject is homosexuality in the Shinsengumi during the bakumatsu period, the end of the samurai era in the mid-19th century. The production was Õshima's final film before his death, thirteen years after Gohatto's premiere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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