SABU

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SABU

Born 1964-11-18 Wakayama, Japan 23 films

Sabu (サブ, Sabu, born November 18, 1964) is the pseudonym of Japanese actor and director Hiroyuki Tanaka. Born in Wakayama Prefecture, Sabu studied at an Osaka fashion school before deciding to go to Tokyo to become a professional musician. It was suggested he try acting and in 1986 he made his film debut in Sorobanzuku. He earned his first starring role in the 1991 World Apartment Horror, a live-action film directed by Katsuhiro Ōtomo of Akira fame. Worki…

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Filmography

23 films
Silence poster

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their me…

Silence

★ 7.1 2016

Sakuran poster

Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-l…

Sakuran

★ 6.5 2006

Unlucky Monkey poster

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to b…

Unlucky Monkey

★ 6.7 1998

Postman Blues poster

Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to…

Postman Blues

★ 7.4 1997

Dangan Runner poster

A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shop…

Dangan Runner

★ 6.8 1996

Don't Look Up poster

A filmmaker and crew slowly go insane after being continually haunted by the ghost of a dead actres…

Don't Look Up

★ 6.4 1996