Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
In 1996 Ōshima suffered a stroke, but he recovered enough to return to directing in 1999 with the samurai film "Taboo" ("Gohatto"), set during the bakumatsu era and starring "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" actor Takeshi Kitano. Ryuichi Sakamoto, who had both acted in and composed for "Lawrence", provided the score.