Portrait of Sabu

Directing

Sabu

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2021 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Long
Mr. Long
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sabu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Japanese Horror 2
  • Unexpected Twists 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 70
Arrested Memory
Arrested Memory (2026)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Under Your Bed
Under Your Bed (2023)

Director

My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Editor, Screenplay

Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project
Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project (2021)

Director

2010s

8 titles · average score 71
Dancing Mary
Dancing Mary (2019)

Editor, Writer

Jam
Jam (2018)

Editor, Director

Mr. Long
Mr. Long (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Happiness
Happiness (2017)

Screenplay, Director

Silence
Silence (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Samurai #1

Chasuke's Journey
Chasuke's Journey (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Miss ZOMBIE
Miss ZOMBIE (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

Bunny Drop
Bunny Drop (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

2000s

11 titles · average score 68
Kanikôsen
Kanikôsen (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

Sakuran
Sakuran (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Patron

Dead Run
Dead Run (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

Hold Up Down
Hold Up Down (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Hard Luck Hero
Hard Luck Hero (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

A1012K
A1012K (2003)

Director

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

as Patron

Drive
Drive (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

Blessing Bell
Blessing Bell (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kaneko

Monday
Monday (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

1990s

8 titles · average score 64
Unlucky Monkey
Unlucky Monkey (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bank Robber

Postman Blues
Postman Blues (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kurokawa

Dangan Runner
Dangan Runner (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as Assassin

Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sekikawa

Shinjuku Triad Society
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shusuke Shimada

Zëiram 2
Zëiram 2 (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

as Fujikuro (as Sabu)

800 Two Lap Runners
800 Two Lap Runners (1994)

as Kyoichi Nakazawa

World Apartment Horror
World Apartment Horror (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ita