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{{Short description|1999 Japanese film by Nagisa Ōshima}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Gohatto'''''|御法度||}} or '''''Taboo''''' is a 1999 Japanese film directed by ]. It is about ] in the ] during the '']'' period, the end of the samurai era in the mid-19th century. {{nihongo|'''''Gohatto'''''|御法度}}, also known as '''''Taboo''''', is a 1999 Japanese film directed by ]. Its subject is ] in the ] during the '']'' period, the end of the samurai era in the mid-19th century.
The production was Õshima's final film before his death, thirteen years after ''Gohatto''<nowiki/>'s premiere.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bergan |first=Ronald |date=2013-01-15 |title=Nagisa Oshima obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/15/nagisa-oshima |access-date=2023-05-23 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


==Plot== ==Plot==
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==Cast== ==Cast==
*] as Vice-Commander ] * ] as Vice-Commander ]
*] as Kanō Sōzaburō * ] as Kanō Sōzaburō
*] as Captain ] * ] as Captain ]
*] as Hyōzō Tashiro * ] as Hyōzō Tashiro
*] as Commander ] * ] as Commander ]
*] as Sugano Heibei * ] as Sugano Heibei
*] as Inspector ] * ] as Inspector ]
*] as Military Advisor ] * ] as Military Advisor ]
*] as ] * ] as ]
*] as Samurai * ] as Samurai
*] as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa * ] as Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
*] as Narrator (voice) * ] as Narrator (voice)


==Production== ==Production==
The original title of the film, ''Gohatto'', is an old-fashioned term that can be translated as "against the law". Nowadays, "gohatto" can be translated as "strictly forbidden" or "taboo" ("tabu").{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} The original title of the film, ''Gohatto'', is an old-fashioned term that can be translated as "against the law". Nowadays, "gohatto" can be translated as "strictly forbidden" or "taboo" ("tabu").{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}


During the filming of ''Taboo'', actor ] was sixteen years old. During the filming of ''Taboo'', actor ] was sixteen years old.{{citation needed|reason=Assuming the birth date we give him is accurate, this assumes the film was shot less than seven months before its release. While it's not an SFX-heavy film that likely had a lengthy and complicated post-production period, this still seems somewhat dubious.|date=July 2018}}


It was Nagisa Oshima's final film. It was Nagisa Ōshima's final directorial effort.


==Reception== ==Reception==
] wrote that "''Taboo'' is not an entirely successful film, but it isn't boring."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/taboo-2001|title=TABOO|accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref> ] of ] said that it was "a film which for some will be dismayingly impenetrable, but it is unmistakably the work of a master film-maker and a work of enormous strangeness and charm."<ref>{{cite news|title=Gohatto Nagisa Oshima's gay samurai drama holds enormous charm|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/aug/03/1|accessdate=27 April 2013 | location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|date=3 August 2001}}</ref> The film currently has a rating of 67% "fresh" on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1101319-taboo/</ref> ] wrote that "''Taboo'' is not an entirely successful film, but it isn't boring."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/taboo-2001|title=TABOO|access-date=27 April 2013}}</ref> ] of '']'' said that it was "a film which for some will be dismayingly impenetrable, but it is unmistakably the work of a master film-maker and a work of enormous strangeness and charm."<ref>{{cite news|title=Gohatto Nagisa Oshima's gay samurai drama holds enormous charm|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/aug/03/1|access-date=27 April 2013 | location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|date=3 August 2001}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|71||21}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taboo_2000 |title = Taboo |work=] }}</ref>


The film was a financial success in Japan, grossing ¥1.01 billion and becoming one of the highest grossing films of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/2000.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5m2L8LzfU?url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/2000.html |archivedate=2009-12-15 |df= }}</ref> The film was also given a limited theatrical release in North America where it gross $114,425.<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=taboo00.htm</ref> The film was a financial success in Japan, grossing ¥1.01 billion and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/2000.html |title=一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟 |access-date=2008-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613064812/http://eiren.org/toukei/2000.html |archive-date=2010-06-13 }}</ref> The film was also given a limited theatrical release in North America where it grossed $114,425.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=taboo00.htm|title = Taboo}}</ref>

==Home video==

From July 2020 through June 2021, the ] streamed the film as part of the feature collection "Scores by ]".<ref name="The Criterion Channel">{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7000-the-criterion-channel-s-july-2020-lineup|title= The Criterion Channel's July 2020 Lineup|date=June 2020|publisher=The Criterion Channel}}</ref> Criterion's description for the film was;

{{blockquote|text=This mesmerizing, atmospheric samurai tale infuses the genre with a subversive undercurrent of ]. When the young, strikingly handsome Kano Sozaburo (]) joins an ], his presence unleashes tensions among his fellow swordsmen—including his superior Hijikata Toshizo (])—as they find themselves competing for his affections. The final feature from iconoclastic auteur ] is a daring, visually sumptuous exploration of the rigid social codes of nineteenth-century Japan.}}<ref name="Gohatto on The Criterion Channel">{{cite web|url=https://www.criterionchannel.com/gohatto|title=Gohatto|date=July 2020|publisher=The Criterion Channel|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-date=2021-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611144631/https://www.criterionchannel.com/gohatto|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Accolades== ==Accolades==


It was nominated for the ] at the ],<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5172/year/2000.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Taboo |accessdate=2009-10-11 |work=festival-cannes.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308111814/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5172/year/2000.html |archivedate=2012-03-08 |df= }}</ref> losing out to '']''. It was nominated for the ] at the ],<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5172/year/2000.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Taboo |access-date=2009-10-11 |work=festival-cannes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308111814/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5172/year/2000.html |archive-date=2012-03-08 }}</ref> losing out to '']''.


The film won four awards at the 2000 ]: Best Director for ], Best Film, Best New Actor for ], and Best Supporting Actor for ]. The film won four awards at the 2000 ]: Best Director for ], Best Film, Best New Actor for ], and Best Supporting Actor for ].


Ryuhei Matsuda won the 2000 ] for Newcomer of the Year; the film was nominated in nine other categories. Matsuda also won the Best New Actor category of the 2001 ], as well as the 2001 ] prize for Best New Talent. Ryuhei Matsuda won the 2000 ] for Newcomer of the Year; the film was nominated in nine other categories. Matsuda also won the Best New Actor category of the 2001 ], as well as the 2001 ] prize for Best New Talent.
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==Notes== ==Notes==
* {{cite book |last=Thompson|first=Nathaniel|title=DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 1 Redux|origyear=2002|year=2006|publisher=FAB Press|location=], England|isbn=1-903254-39-6|pages=331–332}} * {{cite book |last=Thompson|first=Nathaniel|title=DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 1 Redux|orig-year=2002|year=2006|publisher=FAB Press|location=], England|isbn=1-903254-39-6|pages=331–332}}


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0213682|Gohatto}} * {{IMDb title|0213682|Gohatto}}
* {{Amg movie|201749|Taboo}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|taboo_2000}}
* {{jmdb title|1999|dw003220}} * {{jmdb title|1999|dw003220}}


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1999 Japanese film by Nagisa Ōshima
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Gohatto
Gohatto (御法度)
Directed byNagisa Ōshima
Written byNagisa Ōshima
Based onShinsengumi Keppūroku
by Ryōtarō Shiba
Produced byMasayuki Motomochi
StarringRyuhei Matsuda
Takeshi Kitano
Tadanobu Asano
CinematographyToyomichi Kurita
Edited byTomoyo Ōshima
Music byRyuichi Sakamoto
Distributed byShochiku
New Yorker Films (USA)
Release date
  • December 18, 1999 (1999-12-18)
Running time100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Gohatto (御法度), also known as Taboo, is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Its subject is homosexuality in the Shinsengumi during the bakumatsu period, the end of the samurai era in the mid-19th century. The production was Õshima's final film before his death, thirteen years after Gohatto's premiere.

Plot

At the start of the movie, the young and handsome Kanō Sōzaburō (Ryuhei Matsuda) is admitted to the Shinsengumi, an elite samurai group led by Kondō Isami (Yoichi Sai) that seeks to defend the Tokugawa shogunate against reformist forces. He is a very skilled swordsman, but it is his appearance that makes many of the others in the (strictly male) group, both students and superiors, attracted to him, creating tension within the group of people vying for Kanō's affections.

Cast

Production

The original title of the film, Gohatto, is an old-fashioned term that can be translated as "against the law". Nowadays, "gohatto" can be translated as "strictly forbidden" or "taboo" ("tabu").

During the filming of Taboo, actor Ryuhei Matsuda was sixteen years old.

It was Nagisa Ōshima's final directorial effort.

Reception

Roger Ebert wrote that "Taboo is not an entirely successful film, but it isn't boring." Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said that it was "a film which for some will be dismayingly impenetrable, but it is unmistakably the work of a master film-maker and a work of enormous strangeness and charm." On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 21 critics' reviews are positive.

The film was a financial success in Japan, grossing ¥1.01 billion and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The film was also given a limited theatrical release in North America where it grossed $114,425.

Home video

From July 2020 through June 2021, the Criterion Channel streamed the film as part of the feature collection "Scores by Ryuichi Sakamoto". Criterion's description for the film was;

This mesmerizing, atmospheric samurai tale infuses the genre with a subversive undercurrent of homoerotic frisson. When the young, strikingly handsome Kano Sozaburo (Ryuhei Matsuda) joins an elite samurai unit, his presence unleashes tensions among his fellow swordsmen—including his superior Hijikata Toshizo (Takeshi Kitano)—as they find themselves competing for his affections. The final feature from iconoclastic auteur Nagisa Oshima is a daring, visually sumptuous exploration of the rigid social codes of nineteenth-century Japan.

Accolades

It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, losing out to Dancer in the Dark.

The film won four awards at the 2000 Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Director for Nagisa Ōshima, Best Film, Best New Actor for Ryuhei Matsuda, and Best Supporting Actor for Shinji Takeda.

Ryuhei Matsuda won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Newcomer of the Year; the film was nominated in nine other categories. Matsuda also won the Best New Actor category of the 2001 Kinema Junpo Awards, as well as the 2001 Yokohama Film Festival prize for Best New Talent.

Tadanobu Asano won the Best Supporting Actor category at the 2000 Hochi Film Awards.

Notes

  • Thompson, Nathaniel (2006) . DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 1 Redux. Godalming, England: FAB Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 1-903254-39-6.

References

  1. Bergan, Ronald (2013-01-15). "Nagisa Oshima obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  2. "TABOO". Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. Bradshaw, Peter (3 August 2001). "Gohatto Nagisa Oshima's gay samurai drama holds enormous charm". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. "Taboo". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. "一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  6. "Taboo".
  7. "The Criterion Channel's July 2020 Lineup". The Criterion Channel. June 2020.
  8. "Gohatto". The Criterion Channel. July 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  9. "Festival de Cannes: Taboo". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

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