Kenzō Tabu Movies

Film by director Kenji Misumi

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...

Story of an ex-sailor, caught up in a murder mystery involving gold dust buried in Manchuria, while romancing a woman whose father may be the center...

Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection...

1962 Japanese movie

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

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...

Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes ill. There, she is quickly stripped of...

1966 Japanese movie

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

The third of four "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" films.

1962 Japanese movie

Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who...

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

Sabu was once a boy soldier but people in his village disliked him. He finally broke loose when his land was taken.

A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.

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