
Kenzo Tabu

Kenzo Tabu
Original Name | 田武 謙三 |
Birth Name | Yasutaro Tabu (田武 安太郎) |
Born | August 13, 1914 Kyoto, Japan |
Died | November 19, 1993 (79) |
Short, bald-headed man flaunting a Kansai dialect to great advantage in his acting career. Before the war he ran a clothing store, and only entered into acting after he returned from active duty. He appeared in films for both Toho and Daiei studios. He’s best known to genre fans as business developer cleaning up the flooded industrial park in Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) and as the leader of the Earth-based alien squad in Monster Zero (1965).
Original Name | 田武 謙三 |
Birth Name | Yasutaro Tabu (田武 安太郎) |
Born | August 13, 1914 Kyoto, Japan |
Died | November 19, 1993 (79) |
Short, bald-headed man flaunting a Kansai dialect to great advantage in his acting career. Before the war he ran a clothing store, and only entered into acting after he returned from active duty. He appeared in films for both Toho and Daiei studios. He’s best known to genre fans as business developer cleaning up the flooded industrial park in Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) and as the leader of the Earth-based alien squad in Monster Zero (1965).
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Peasant
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)...Soldier
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)...Kensuke Kenshi
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)...TV Host
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)...Industrial Park Developer
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)...Skeptical Reporter
- Monster Zero (1965)...Xian Commander
- Zatoichi Challenged (1967)...Manzo
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)...Lecherous Bidder
- Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)...Traveler
- Zatoichi (1989)...Big Boss
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Peasant -
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
...Soldier -
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
...Kensuke Kenshi -
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
...TV Host -
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
...Industrial Park Developer -
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
...Skeptical Reporter -
Monster Zero (1965)
...Xian Commander -
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
...Manzo -
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
...Lecherous Bidder -
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
...Traveler -
Zatoichi (1989)
...Big Boss