When I rented the movie I didn't have any idea about the plot other than it was about samurais and that Takeshi Kitano, one of my favourites directors, acted in it. Expecting to see an ordinary tale of japanese samurais I was very surprised to see what the movie was about and how the plot was developing. I had never expected anything like this. The homosexuality is played with naturality and with honesty. I read an article saying that Nagisa Oshima is the only who could make Taboo. Maybe is true. This is the sort of movie Hollywood won't make. In the end I am not really convinced about this movie. By the way, the soundtrack even tough is good it just doesn't go with the movie; to me it is out of place. So I would say that even though I didn't like it very much in general I was glad to have been surprised by the unusual subject of the movie and by the honesty and naturality in which is told. My vote is 6 out of 10.
