
Monster(2023)
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.


“How am I insane?”
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 around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Takeshi Kitano
Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda
Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano
Hyozo Tashiro

Yōichi Sai
Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda
Okita Sōji

Susumu Terajima
Spy

Tomorowo Taguchi
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

Yoji Tanaka
Samurai executed by Kanô

Kei Satō
Narrator (voice)

Jiro Sakagami
Taboo is a drama, history, thriller film released in 1999 exploring themes of japan, male homosexuality, jidaigeki, shinsengumi, gay theme, boys' love (bl). Directed by Nagisa Ōshima, it stars Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano. 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 around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
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