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SABU

SABU

DirectorEditorWriterActor Nov 18 (age 61) Wakayama, Japan 1991–2023 (32 year career)
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Biography

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

Silence
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Silence

Samurai #1
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Ichi the Killer

Kaneko
Mr. Long
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Mr. Long

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Bunny Drop
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Monday
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Monday

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Sakuran
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Sakuran

Patron
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Patron
Postman Blues
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Postman Blues

Kurokawa

Filmography

Crew (50)

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