Kenzō Tabu Movies

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...

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

An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up...

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...

Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother seeks them out to ice them one by one.

Film by director Kenji Misumi

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

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...

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...

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management,...

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...

Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie

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

About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...

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

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in...

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