

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, Shinjuku Triad Society, Dangan Runner, Don't Look Up, Postman Blues, +3 more
Susumu TerajimaActorIchi the Killer, Blessing Bell, Drive, Chasuke's Journey, Dead Run, +2 more- JJunichi MatsumotoComposerMr. Long, Arrested Memory, My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy, Jam, Chasuke's Journey, +2 more
Shinichi TsutsumiActorMonday, Dangan Runner, Postman Blues, Drive, Unlucky Monkey
Tomorowo TaguchiActorShinjuku Triad Society, Dangan Runner, Postman Blues
Toru TezukaActorIchi the Killer, Miss ZOMBIE, Blessing Bell
Akaji MaroActorMonday, Dangan Runner, Postman Blues- 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
31
Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
83
Director, Screenplay

Good
Score 70 to 79
9 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Kurokawa
76
as Samurai #1
76
Screenplay, Director
72
as Patron
72
Director, Screenplay
71
Screenplay, Editor
71
Writer, Director
70
Director, Screenplay

Decent
Score 60 to 69
10 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Director, Screenplay
68
Director, Writer
66
as Bank Robber
66
as Kaneko
66
as Shusuke Shimada
64
as Fujikuro (as Sabu)
63
Screenplay, Director
63
as Sekikawa
60
Screenplay, Director
60
Director, Screenplay

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
3 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
57
as Assassin
55
Writer, Director

Not rated yet
8 titles
Not rated yet

Director

Director, Editor

Writer, Director

Writer, Editor

Screenplay, Director

Director

as Kyoichi Nakazawa


