SABU
Directing
23
Acting Credits
24
Directed
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
Filmography
Silence
2016
as Samurai #1
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
2013
as Self
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
2013
as Self
Sakuran
2006
as Patron
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2003
as Patron
Ichi the Killer
2001
as Kaneko
Unlucky Monkey
1998
as Bank Robber
Postman Blues
1997
as Kurokawa
Dangan Runner
1996
as Assassin
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Gamble
1996
Don't Look Up
1996
as Sekikawa
(Ura) Tôsatsu nanpa-dô
1996
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995
as Shusuke Shimada
Costume Club Wars - Angel of Sumata
1995
Zëiram 2
1994
as Fujikuro (as Sabu)
800 Two Lap Runners
1994
as Kyoichi Nakazawa
Kiriko
1994
Warrior's Justice 2: Full Battle
1994
Kuma-chan
1993
New Book of the Waru 3: Passion
1993
A Legend of Turmoil
1992
World Apartment Horror
1991
as Ita
Savage City: Angel Whisper
1991