Taboo (1999)
御法度
"How am I insane?"
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 73%
(RT: 71%, MC: 75) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Ryuhei Matsuda as Sozaburo Kano
Yōichi Sai as Isami Kondo
Shinji Takeda as Okita Sōji
Yoji Tanaka as Samurai executed by Kanô
Is Taboo good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 132 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 73%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
