Kenzō Tabu Movies

Burned out butcher Hazama meets a woman at a restaurant and is asked to help her deliver a bag of diamonds.

An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a brother in debt to the yakuza, and a father who...

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.

A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to become a hostess, a boy approaches her with...

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.

The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to...

Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after...

Comedy starring the Crazy Cats' Kei Tani as a salaryman suffering from amnesia.

A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to...

A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.

Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon...

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a...

A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for a principled lawyer as her father confronts past...

1966 Japanese movie

Sakata Sankichi, an amateur shogi player living in the slums of Osaka, is so obsessed with the board game that he spends all of his family's money to...

Remake of 1949 film

Comedy about a car salesman delivering a late model station wagon from Tokyo to Izumo to a representative of the Japanese Diet, who plans to use the...