Taboo


1h 40m 2000

Brief Synopsis

In Kyoto in 1865, a promising young swordsman attracts the sexual attention of many of the higher-ranking men of the Shinsengumi samurai group. Love, jealousy and the code of the warrior unite the group -- and also tear it apart.

Film Details

Also Known As
Forbidden, Gohatto, Tabou
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Bac Films; Bac Films Distribution; Imagica; Le Studio Canal Plus; Le Studio Canal Plus; Oshima Productions; Recorded Picture Company; Shochiku Company, Ltd.; StudioCanal; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
NEW YORKER FILMS/TVA FILMS; Bac Films Distribution; Central Partnership; Cinema Mondo; Cts; Eye International; Frenetic Films; Momentum Pictures Limited; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Shochiku Company, Ltd.; TVA Films; TVA Films; Triangelfilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

In Kyoto in 1865, a promising young swordsman attracts the sexual attention of many of the higher-ranking men of the Shinsengumi samurai group. Love, jealousy and the code of the warrior unite the group -- and also tear it apart.

Crew

Yokozo Akamatsu

Titles Designer

Kunio Ando

Sound Recordist & Mixer

Fernanado Aponte

Music Recorder & Mixer

Yuki Fujisaka

Movement Instructor

Toshio Fukuda

On-Set Decorator

Keita Gohara

Set Decorator

Mitsuharu Haibara

Computer Graphics

Shinji Harada

Assistant Director

Tomoo Haraguchi

Sculptor

Kazuhiro Hashimoto

Swordplay Choreographer

Mitsuaki Hashimoto

Supervisor

Kiyomi Hirose

Hairdresser

Nami Hoshizaki

Set Decorator

Masako Hosono

Production Office Coordinator

Atsushi Ichinohe

Additional Musician

Izumi Iijima

Additional Musician

Shigeaki Ito

Sculptor

Vanessa Jerrom

International Publicist

Asuka Kaneko

Additional Musician

Keiko Kawamoto

Sound Effects

Fumio Kida

Wardrobe

Yoshinori Kono

Main Title Caligraphy

Toyomichi Kurita

Director Of Photography

Kazuo Matsuda

Wardrobe

Yasushi Mouri

Other

Shigehiro Nakagawa

Producer

Takehiko Nakajima

Assistant Director

Hirofumi Nakse

Swordplay Choreographer

Keiko Narita

Additional Musician

Yusuke Narita

Dictorial Assistance

Yuiko Nishikawa

Hairdresser

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Production Designer

Masayuki Okamoto

Additional Musician

Eiko Oshima

Producer

Nagisa Oshima

Screenwriter

Tomoyo Oshima

Editor

Nobuyoshi Otani

Executive Producer

Akira Rizawa

Optical Re-Recording Mixer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Music Conductor & Orchestrations

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Music

Akira Sako

Steadicam Operator

Ryotaro Shiba

Source Material (From Novel)

Kenji Shibazaki

Sound Effects

Atsushi Shimamura

Set Decorator

Kazuo Shimizu

Producer

Yosakichi Shimizu

Set Decorator

Tsuneo Soga

Hair Designer

Norika Sora

Music Production

Hiromi Tanabe

Movement Instructor

Hidenobu Togo

Swordplay Instructor

Tamami Tono

Additional Musician

Ihoko Uchiyama

Additional Makeup

Emi Wada

Costume Designer

Kunio Yamasaki

Makeup Artist

Hiroo Yanagida

Camera Operator

Shoichi Yasuda

Art Director

Film Details

Also Known As
Forbidden, Gohatto, Tabou
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Bac Films; Bac Films Distribution; Imagica; Le Studio Canal Plus; Le Studio Canal Plus; Oshima Productions; Recorded Picture Company; Shochiku Company, Ltd.; StudioCanal; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
NEW YORKER FILMS/TVA FILMS; Bac Films Distribution; Central Partnership; Cinema Mondo; Cts; Eye International; Frenetic Films; Momentum Pictures Limited; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Shochiku Company, Ltd.; TVA Films; TVA Films; Triangelfilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Golden Griffen Award for Best Film at the 2000 International Film Festival of Festivals in St. Petersburg.

Released in United States Fall October 6, 2000

Released in United States November 17, 2000

Released in United States on Video August 13, 2002

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States June 2000

Released in United States August 2000

Released in United States October 2000

Shown at New York Film Festival September 22 - October 9, 2000.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.

Shown at International Film Festival of Festivals in St. Petersburg, Russia June 23-30, 2000.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Focus) August 13-27, 2000.

Released in United States Fall October 6, 2000 (NY)

Released in United States November 17, 2000 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video August 13, 2002

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 22 - October 9, 2000.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at International Film Festival of Festivals in St. Petersburg, Russia June 23-30, 2000.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Focus) August 13-27, 2000.)

Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asian New Clasics) October 19-26, 2000.)