
SABU
Known for: Directing
Born: November 18, 1964
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. Working from a script he wrote himself, he ma…
Known for

World Apartment Horror
1991

Shinjuku Triad Society
1995

Warrior's Justice 2: Full Battle
1994

(Ura) Tôsatsu nanpa-dô
1996

Costume Club Wars - Angel of Sumata
1995

New Book of the Waru 3: Passion
1993

Ichi the Killer
2001

Zëiram 2
1994

Dangan Runner
1996

Kiriko
1994

Savage City: Angel Whisper
1991

Don't Look Up
1996

Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
2013

Ichi the Killer - Making Of
2013

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Gamble
1996

800 Two Lap Runners
1994

Kuma-chan
1993

Unlucky Monkey
1998

Postman Blues
1997

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2003

A Legend of Turmoil
1992

Sakuran
2006

Silence
2016