Sabu (director)

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name = Sabu
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birth_date = birth date and age|1964|11|18
birth_place = Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
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occupation = Film director and actor.
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footnotes = nihongo|Sabu|サブ|Sabu|born November 18, 1964, in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan is the pseudonym of Japanese actor and director nihongo|Hiroyuki Tanaka|田中洋之|Tanaka Hiroyuki. He began his career as an actor but quickly moved into directing. His films often feature black comedy, plot twists and the yakuza.

Shin'ichi Tsutsumi played the lead in Sabu's first 5 films. Recently, he's made films in which the lead roles were filled either by J-pop band V6, or Susumu Terajima (who's played minor roles in nearly all of Sabu's films).

elected filmography

Director

* "Dangan Runner" (1996)
* "Postman Blues" (1997)
* "Unlucky Monkey" (1998)
* "Monday" (2000)
* "Drive" (2002)
* "Blessing Bell" (2002)
* "A1012K" (2003 - short film)
* "Hard Luck Hero" (2003)
* "Hold-Up Down" (2005)
* "Shisso" (2005)

Actor

* "Sorobanzuku" (1986)
* "World Apartment Horror" (1991)
* "Zeiram 2" (1994)
* "800 Two Lap Runners" (1994)
* "Dangan Runner" (1996)
* "Katte ni Shiyagare!! Gyakuten Keikaku" (1996)
* "Ghost Actress" (1996)
* "Postman Blues" (1997)
* "Ichi the Killer" (2001)
* "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish" (2003)

External links

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* [http://www.sabu-film.com/ Sabu's Official Website]
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