Gohatto

1999 · Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · 100 min · drama film, LGBTQ-related film

★ 6.6/10 · 132 ratings on TMDB

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.