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Availability: Out Of Print - This title is currently unavailable and/or out of print. Other versions may still be available; and will be listed on the right side of your screen. AKA: Taboo Director: Nagisa Oshima Released: 2000 [Japan] Genre: Drama Keywords:  Homosexual || Japan / Japanese || Period || Samurai

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HKFlix Says:	A period story about love between men. It takes place in the 1800s. Controversial subject matter unraveled in a remarkable story with excellent visual composition.
Avg. Rating:	4 / 5 (based on 2 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	In this thrilling drama by the legendary Japanese director Nagisa Oshima ("In The Realm Of The Senses", "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"), Japan's rigid samurai code is threatened by the emotional whirlwinds of passion and desire.
Overview:	In the Nishi-Honganji temple, the militia of Shinsengumi is selecting new recruits in presence of the commander Isami Kondo and the captain Toshizo Hijikata. The candidates have to take on the best warrior of the militia, Soji Okita. On this day, two men stand out from the rest and join the militia: Hyozo Tashiro, a lower-ranking samurai from the Kurume clan, and Sozaburo Kano, a young man whose bewitching beauty attracts many an eye. Tashiro is immediately smitten with Kano.
Cast:	Takeshi Kitano  ||  Ryuhei Matsuda  ||  Shinji Takeda  ||  Tadanobu Asano (Asano Tadanobu)  ||  Koji Matoba  ||  Masato Ibu  ||  Kei Sato  ||  Yoichi Sai (Sai Yoichi, Youichi Sai, Sai Youichi)  ||  Tomorowo Taguchi  ||  Kazuko Yoshiyuki (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	101 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese
Distributor:	Ocean Shores Video  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	IIB - "Adult Material; Parental Guidance Recommended" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "R") Films rated Category IIB contain large amounts of violence and/or nudity and sexual situations in addition to possible explicit language and adult situations.
Features:	Letterboxed