Taboo
1999 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 8,252 VOTES · DIR. Nagisa Ōshima
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 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.
Dialogue Timeline — 942 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:10 After moving to the Nishi Honganji Temple
00:04:03 Kano and Tashiro.
00:07:25 NEVER BORROW MONEY
00:13:03 I submit to your punishment.
00:17:37 To eat.
00:22:11 "Tashiro is really one notch below Kano.
00:27:37 It must not happen again.
00:30:53 You're the one who asked my religion, right?
00:34:46 If they are from Higo
00:38:20 We all bow and scrape to them.
00:41:53 on the east side, near the bridge.
00:46:33 It's not my choice. It's your fault.
00:49:36 See, there's no one here.
00:55:08 combatting foreign invaders.
00:57:56 I apologize for the deaths and injuries caused
01:02:29 - The murderer? - No one knows.
01:05:39 But with what money?
01:08:42 What?
01:11:14 What?
01:14:27 I understand your request.
01:20:25 One is tempted to take pity on him
01:23:41 Could he be in love with him?
01:26:27 The samurai has come.
01:30:38 The rules say you must die.
Cast & Characters
Takeshi Kitano
Captain Toshizo Hijikata
Ryûhei Matsuda
Samurai Sozaburo Kano
Shinji Takeda
Lieutenant Soji Okita
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
Officer Koshitaro Ito
Zakoba Katsura
Wachigaiya
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed942
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:30:38
Production Record
DirectorNagisa Ōshima
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes8,252