Yoshio Tabata Movies

Itarō abandons his life as a hatamoto to become a yakuza.

A 1954 film.

Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to attend to some businesses affairs. On their way...

Japanese comedy film.

Hideki Yamaga runs a used bookstore in Ginza. He is a man known for his great physical strength, helping the weak and standing up to the strong, and...

A revenge comedy directed by Torajiro Saito (Oedo's most Popular Man) from a script by Chao Fushimi (The Millionaire of a Night) and shot by Hiro...

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls...

A pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may ever sleep with a man without taking his money —...

To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An entertaining action drama and an interesting love...

The story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle for the popular singer/actor...

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

A melodrama based on a hit song by Yoshio Tabata. Set on Kikaijima Island, the story depicts the love between a simple-hearted island girl and a...

Japanese crime film

After finding a winning lottery ticket, the daughter and wife convince their father who’s been acting like a millionaire that it’s all...