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Tabu

Original title: Gohatto
  • 19991999
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
7.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
25,859
2,199
Tabu (1999)
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The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
7.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
25,859
2,199
  • Director
    • Nagisa Ôshima
  • Writers
    • Ryôtarô Shiba(novellas "Maegami No Sozaburo" and "Sanjogawara Ranjin" from "Shinsengumi Keppuroku")
    • Nagisa Ôshima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Shinji Takeda
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nagisa Ôshima
  • Writers
    • Ryôtarô Shiba(novellas "Maegami No Sozaburo" and "Sanjogawara Ranjin" from "Shinsengumi Keppuroku")
    • Nagisa Ôshima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Shinji Takeda
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 57User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 11 nominations

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    Nagisa Ôshima in Tabu (1999)
    Tabu (1999)
    Tabu (1999)
    Ryûhei Matsuda in Tabu (1999)
    Tadanobu Asano in Tabu (1999)
    Takeshi Kitano in Tabu (1999)
    Ryûhei Matsuda in Tabu (1999)
    Ryûhei Matsuda in Tabu (1999)
    Shinji Takeda in Tabu (1999)
    Takeshi Kitano in Tabu (1999)
    Ryûhei Matsuda in Tabu (1999)
    Ryûhei Matsuda in Tabu (1999)

    Top cast

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    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Captain Toshizo Hijikata
    • (as 'Beat' Takeshi)
    Ryûhei Matsuda
    Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Samurai Sozaburo Kano
    Shinji Takeda
    • Lieutenant Soji Okita
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Samurai Hyozo Tashiro
    Yôichi Sai
    • Commander Isami Kondo
    Jirô Sakagami
    • Lieutenant Genzaburo Inoue
    Kôji Matoba
    • Samurai Heibei Sugano
    Masa Tommies
    • Inspector Jo Yamazaki
    Masatô Ibu
    Masatô Ibu
    • Officer Koshitaro Ito
    Zakoba Katsura
    • Wachigaiya
    Tomorô Taguchi
    Tomorô Taguchi
    • Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
    Chikako Aoyama
    Chikako Aoyama
    Yoshiaki Fujiwara
    Daisuke Iijima
    Yôichi Iijima
    Yoshiaki Inagaki
    Yôzaburô Itô
    • Inoue's Retainer
    Iwawo
    • Director
      • Nagisa Ôshima
    • Writers
      • Ryôtarô Shiba(novellas "Maegami No Sozaburo" and "Sanjogawara Ranjin" from "Shinsengumi Keppuroku")
      • Nagisa Ôshima(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was Nagisa Ôshima's only film after his 1996 stroke.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Wedding Planner/Amy/Sugar & Spice/Shadow of the Vampire/Taboo (2001)

    User reviews57

    Review
    Review
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    unique and fantastic
    I'm not good at writing English... But this movie is so good among those I have seen - - I mean the movie concerning homosexual love even Alexander! The reason why is that I feel uncomfortable whenever I see love scenes in Alexander but for Gohatto I don't. In the contrary I do respect how the producer portray the movie in such an aesthetic way. The sexual stuff is not so explicit that I believe those who are not interested in homosexual stuff can deal with. Most of all, I like the way that the director let us figure out the reason of the hard-to-understand behavior of the leading characters and even the end of the story. Firstly when I heard about Gohatto I found many people complained about not clearly understanding of the movie and I felt negative. Besides, after reading the movie review I thought it was an ordinary gay movie and I decided not to watch it. After many years that I had a chance to watch and I felt...wow...it's much better and deeper than I had thought. Now I have fallen in love and would like to recommend this movie to everyone. Watch it and you will realize that hardly you will ever find this sort of movie again. It's just beautiful and rare. Try once and you might feel like I feel. I vote 9/10.
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    • Giffykawaii
    • Oct 16, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2000 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official site, Shochiku Inc. - Japanese(full features), English(synopsis only)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Taboo
    • Filming locations
      • Kyoto, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Oshima Productions
      • Shochiku
      • Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $114,425
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,947
      • Oct 8, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $128,374
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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