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Taboo review
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A very good movie

I remember it very well, I actually saw the damned thing in the movie theater when it was released. Indeed, back then, I had never seen something similar before and I was quite blown away by the whole thing. First of all, I thought it was a really gorgeous movie and all the members of the cast gave some very good performances. Above all, I thought that the story was just fascinating. Indeed, by now, I have seen my share of samurai features but the whole homosexual angle was just so unexpected but also really refreshing. The only minor critic I might have is that the whole thing was rather sluggish towards the end but  that was something rather minor. By now, it is only the 3rd movie directed by Oshima that I have seen so far (including also ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’ and ‘Ai no corrida’) and it’s too bad that I haven’t seen more movies from this Japanese master. Unfortunately, Oshima got a severe stroke in the 90’s, a stroke from which he never fully recovered and this movie would be his last directing effort. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was quite mesmerizing and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Asian movies. 



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Added by johanlefourbe
13 years ago on 31 March 2011 11:24