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Dominican Rep. Gohatto
- Original title
- Gohatto (Taboo)
- Year
- 1999
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Ryuhei Matsuda
Tadanobu Asano
Takeshi Kitano
Yoichi Sai
Masatô Ibu
Shinji Takeda- Jiro Sakagami
Kôji Matoba- Masa Tommies
- Yôichi Iijima
- Zakoba Katsura
Tomorô Taguchi
Chikako Aoyama- Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Daisuke Iijima- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Japan-France-United Kingdom;
- Genre
- Drama | Gay & Lesbian. Feudal Japan. 19th Century. Samurai. Jealousy
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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2000: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)2000: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year. 10 nominations
- Critics' reviews
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"It takes a director with exceptional talent, skill and experience to explore ambiguity in all aspects of human nature and behavior"
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"An action film at once baroque and austere, hypnotic and opaque."
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"Bizarre, even darkly comic at times. But it's also elegant and mannered."
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