{"product_id":"gohatto-taboo-御法度-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1999-b2-size-51-73-cm-q224","title":"“Gohatto” \/ “Taboo” (御法度), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1999, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q224","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"276\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"156\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e1999\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first domestic release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eGohatto\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e御法度\u003c\/strong\u003e, directed and written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eNagisa Oshima\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"722\"\u003eReleased internationally as \u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"315\"\u003eTaboo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"328\"\u003eGohatto\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most important Japanese films of the late 1990s and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"421\"\u003efinal feature film\u003c\/strong\u003e by legendary director \u003cstrong data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"461\"\u003eNagisa Oshima\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set in \u003cstrong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"487\"\u003eKyoto in 1865\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate, the film explores the tense and highly disciplined world of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eShinsengumi\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose internal order begins to fracture when a strikingly beautiful young swordsman joins their ranks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003eThe film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eRyuhei Matsuda\u003c\/strong\u003e in his screen debut, alongside \u003cstrong data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eBeat Takeshi \/ Takeshi Kitano\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"842\"\u003eTadanobu Asano\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"861\"\u003eShinji Takeda\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"881\"\u003eYoichi Sai\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Beneath them, the lower half shifts into a warm amber palette, showing senior Shinsengumi figures in a more reflective and ominous register, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1467\"\u003eBeat Takeshi\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003eYoichi Sai\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1543\"\u003eAcross the centre appears the film’s haunting tagline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1563\"\u003e「わたしが狂っているのか？」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003e“Am I the one who is going mad?”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1740\"\u003eThis chilling line perfectly captures the film’s atmosphere of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003epsychological unease, suppressed desire, and destabilising obsession\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003eThe lower portion is anchored by the large gold title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1807\"\u003eGOHATTO\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e御法度\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the poster a stately and elegant visual balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"2275\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1926\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1929\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003eGohatto\u003c\/strong\u003e marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"2019\"\u003eNagisa Oshima’s return to feature filmmaking after a 13-year hiatus\u003c\/strong\u003e, and ultimately became his final film. 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It premiered \u003cstrong data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2466\"\u003ein competition at the Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e, further cementing its international stature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2514\" data-end=\"2761\"\u003eFor collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003eBeat Takeshi\u003c\/strong\u003e, this poster is especially desirable. 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