Taboo

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 on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

• japan
• male homosexuality
• kyoto, japan
• jidaigeki
• shinsengumi
• gay theme
• boys' love (bl)