Taboo (1999)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: December 18, 1999

Genres: Drama, Thriller, History

Director: Nagisa Ôshima

Writers: Ryôtarô Shiba

, Nagisa Ôshima

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Oshima Productions, Shochiku, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Eisei Gekijo, Bac Films, Le Studio Canal+, Recorded Picture Company (RPC)

Distributor: New Yorker Films, The Criterion Channel

Countries: Japan, France, United Kingdom

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 114,425

International: $ 13,949

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

Summary: A fictionalized retelling of the story of Sada Abe, whose affair with her master quickly turned obsessive and sadomasochistic.

Release Date: April 01, 1977

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Nagisa Ôshima

Writers: Kôji Wakamatsu

, Nagisa Ôshima

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: NC-17

Production: Argos Films, Oshima Productions, Shibata Organisation, Argos Films

Distributor: Surrogate, Star Video, Fox Lorber, The Criterion Collection

Countries: Japan, France

Language: Japanese

Taboo (1999)

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

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