Directing
SABU
- Titles
- 32movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Postman Blues73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism6.8average 5.2
- Dark Humor4.5average 2.9
- Violence5.8average 4.3
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Uncanny3.6average 2.5
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Nostalgia1.7, average 3.6
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Historical1.3, average 2.6
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Japanese Horror 2
- Crime Drama 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Melancholy 2
- Unexpected Twists 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ren OsugiActorMonday, Shinjuku Triad Society, Postman Blues, Don't Look Up, Dangan Runner, +3 more
Susumu TerajimaActorIchi the Killer, Blessing Bell, Drive, Unlucky Monkey, Dead Run, +2 more- JJunichi MatsumotoComposerMr. Long, Arrested Memory, Jam, My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy, Chasuke's Journey, +1 more
Shinichi TsutsumiActorMonday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner, Drive, Unlucky Monkey
Tomorowo TaguchiActorShinjuku Triad Society, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner
Akaji MaroActorMonday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner
Toru TezukaActorIchi the Killer, Miss ZOMBIE, Blessing Bell- HHiro'o YanagidaCinematographerBunny Drop, Jam, Dancing Mary
Naomi NishidaActorMonday, Blessing Bell
Go MoritaActorHard Luck Hero, Hold Up Down
Diamond YukaiActorPostman Blues, Dangan Runner
Hiroshi NaganoActorHard Luck Hero, Hold Up Down
Movies and TV shows
32Upcoming
1 title
2020s
3 titles · average score 71
Arrested Memory (2026)
Writer, Director
Under Your Bed (2023)
Director
71
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)
Editor, Screenplay
2010s
8 titles · average score 67
Dancing Mary (2019)
Editor, Director
Jam (2018)
Editor, Director
71
Mr. Long (2017)
Director, Screenplay
Happiness (2017)
Screenplay, Director
71
Silence (2016)
as Samurai #1
62
Chasuke's Journey (2015)
Director, Screenplay
59
Miss ZOMBIE (2013)
Director, Writer
71
Bunny Drop (2011)
Director, Screenplay
2000s
11 titles · average score 67
Kanikôsen (2009)
Director, Screenplay
66
Sakuran (2006)
as Patron
60
Dead Run (2005)
Screenplay, Director
67
Hold Up Down (2005)
Director, Writer
Hard Luck Hero (2003)
Director, Screenplay
A1012K (2003)
Director
69
Blessing Bell (2002)
Director, Writer
67
Drive (2002)
Director, Screenplay
69
Ichi the Killer (2001)
as Kaneko
71
Monday (2000)
Screenplay, Director
1990s
9 titles · average score 65
65
Unlucky Monkey (1998)
as Bank Robber
73
Postman Blues (1997)
as Kurokawa
68
Dangan Runner (1996)
as Assassin
62
Don't Look Up (1996)
as Sekikawa
64
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
as Shusuke Shimada
Zëiram 2 (1994)
as Fujikuro (as Sabu)
800 Two Lap Runners (1994)
as Kyoichi Nakazawa
