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 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Dark Humor4.4average 2.9
- Violence5.7average 4.3
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Melancholy5.8average 4.7
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Uncanny3.2average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Nostalgia1.7, average 3.6
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Tech & Humanity0.6, average 1.6
- Wit & Wordplay2.7, average 3.7
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.
Ren OsugiActorMonday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner, Chasuke's Journey, Shinjuku Triad Society, +3 more
Susumu TerajimaActorIchi the Killer, Blessing Bell, Chasuke's Journey, Drive, Dead Run, +2 more- JJunichi MatsumotoComposerMr. Long, Arrested Memory, Jam, Chasuke's Journey, My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy, +2 more
Shinichi TsutsumiActorMonday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner, Drive, Unlucky Monkey
Tomorowo TaguchiActorPostman Blues, Dangan Runner, Shinjuku Triad Society
Toru TezukaActorIchi the Killer, Miss ZOMBIE, Blessing Bell
Akaji MaroActorMonday, Postman Blues, Dangan Runner- HHiro'o YanagidaCinematographerBunny Drop, Jam, Dancing Mary
- MMasao NakaboriCinematographerDead Run, Hold Up Down, Hard Luck Hero
Sansei ShiomiActorMonday, Blessing Bell
Masayuki SakamotoActorHold Up Down, Hard Luck Hero
Go MoritaActorHold Up Down, Hard Luck Hero
Movies and TV shows
81990s
8 titles · average score 64
66
Unlucky Monkey (1998)
as Bank Robber
79
Postman Blues (1997)
as Kurokawa
57
Dangan Runner (1996)
as Assassin
63
Don't Look Up (1996)
as Sekikawa
66
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
as Shusuke Shimada
64
Zëiram 2 (1994)
as Fujikuro (as Sabu)
800 Two Lap Runners (1994)
as Kyoichi Nakazawa
