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Taboo
(Japan/France/Great Britain, 1999, 100 minutes)
In 1865 Kyoto, a beautiful 18-year old samurai recruit brings desire and trouble to his militia. Elegantly intriguing study of homosexuality against a period action film framework, lavishly handled and directed but severely let down by a hurried final act; production values are outstanding.
A Studiocanal/Bac Films/Shochiku release. A Shochiku/Bac Films/Le Studio Canal Plus/Recorded Picture Company presentation of a Shochiku Co./Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Company/Imagica Corp./BS Asahi/Eisei Gekijo Co./Bac Films/Le Studio Canal Plus/Recorded Picture Company production; production company, Oshima Productions; production cooperation provided by Eizo Kyoto Film Co. and Shochiku Kyoto Eiga Co. Starring Beat Takeshi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Yoichi Sai. Directed by Nagisa Oshima; produced by Eiko Oshima, Shigehiro Nakagawa, Kazuo Shimizu; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima, based on the novellas Maegami no Sozaburo and Sanjogawara Ranjin by Ryotaro Shiba; music by Ryuichi Sakamoto; director of photography (colour), Toyomichi Kurita; production designer, Yoshinobu Kurita; costume designer, Emi Wada; film editor, Tomoyo Ohshima.
(Japan/France/Great Britain, 1999, 100 minutes)
In 1865 Kyoto, a beautiful 18-year old samurai recruit brings desire and trouble to his militia. Elegantly intriguing study of homosexuality against a period action film framework, lavishly handled and directed but severely let down by a hurried final act; production values are outstanding.
A Studiocanal/Bac Films/Shochiku release. A Shochiku/Bac Films/Le Studio Canal Plus/Recorded Picture Company presentation of a Shochiku Co./Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Company/Imagica Corp./BS Asahi/Eisei Gekijo Co./Bac Films/Le Studio Canal Plus/Recorded Picture Company production; production company, Oshima Productions; production cooperation provided by Eizo Kyoto Film Co. and Shochiku Kyoto Eiga Co. Starring Beat Takeshi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Yoichi Sai. Directed by Nagisa Oshima; produced by Eiko Oshima, Shigehiro Nakagawa, Kazuo Shimizu; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima, based on the novellas Maegami no Sozaburo and Sanjogawara Ranjin by Ryotaro Shiba; music by Ryuichi Sakamoto; director of photography (colour), Toyomichi Kurita; production designer, Yoshinobu Kurita; costume designer, Emi Wada; film editor, Tomoyo Ohshima.
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