Assez amusant, du moins si on pense aux samurais comme à des types plutôt ascétiques qui ne pensent qu'à défendre la veuve et l'orphelin. Or on se rend compte qu'ils vivent certes dans un monde assez clôt, où l'atmosphère est rarement à la rigolade mais qui à ses propres codes et ses propres rapport à la sexualité le tout étant loin d'une pur austérité. Superbe image et montage sonore par ailleurs qui donne au film une atmosphère fantasmatique.

Not sure why this movie is called Taboo in English.

Great acting, superlative directing, an interesting and realistic interpretation of that time period, and yet, it's merely decent. There just isn't enough of a point to most of the work. What does Captain Inoue have to do with anything? This could partially be forgiven if there was deep psychological insight or a major emotional impact, but there wasn't. As a result, despite all the good things about the movie, I often felt disengaged. Still worth a watch, though.

Excellent acting and production are the highlights of this occasionally boring drama about homoerotic tensions between young samurai.

It was a bit confusing at the end, but a pretty good movie about relationships and secrets.

those samurais sure are gay!