Directing
SABU
- Titles
- 33movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2021 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Mr. Long83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence5.8average 4.2
- Dark Humor4.3average 2.8
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism6.1average 5.4
- Uncanny3.2average 2.5
- Adrenaline5.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Nostalgia2.0, average 3.7
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Family Dynamics3.6, average 4.8
- Wit & Wordplay2.7, average 3.7
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
- Eccentric Characters 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ren OsugiActorDrive, Dead Run, Monday, Don't Look Up, Postman Blues, +3 more
Susumu TerajimaActorIchi the Killer, Drive, Dead Run, Blessing Bell, Chasuke's Journey, +2 more- JJunichi MatsumotoComposerArrested Memory, My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy, Mr. Long, Chasuke's Journey, Jam, +2 more
Shinichi TsutsumiActorDrive, Monday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner, Unlucky Monkey
Tomorowo TaguchiActorPostman Blues, Shinjuku Triad Society, Dangan Runner
Toru TezukaActorIchi the Killer, Miss ZOMBIE, Blessing Bell
Akaji MaroActorMonday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner- HHiro'o YanagidaCinematographerBunny Drop, Jam, Dancing Mary
- MMasao NakaboriCinematographerDead Run, Hard Luck Hero, Hold Up Down
Sansei ShiomiActorMonday, Blessing Bell
Masayuki SakamotoActorHard Luck Hero, Hold Up Down
Go MoritaActorHard Luck Hero, Hold Up Down
Movies and TV shows
31Type
2020s
4 titles · average score 71
Writer, Director
Director
Screenplay, Editor
2010s
8 titles · average score 71
Writer, Editor
Director, Editor
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
as Samurai #1
Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
2000s
11 titles · average score 68
Screenplay, Director
as Patron
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
as Kaneko
Screenplay, Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 64
as Bank Robber
as Kurokawa
as Assassin
as Sekikawa
as Shusuke Shimada
as Fujikuro (as Sabu)
as Kyoichi Nakazawa
