Sabu

Name: Sabu
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2002-05-14
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tomoko Tabata, Kazue Fukiishi, Kenji Sawada

IMDb ID: tt0307401 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.3 (440 votes)

Genres: Action · Drama

When a young man is sent to a prison workhouse for a crime he did not commit his friend on the outside must find evidence to clear his name.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesRussia: Сабу
Japan: さぶ (Japanese)
СабуRelease Date2002-05-14Runtime122 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews10Critic Reviews10Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsperiod drama
jidai geki
based on novelFilming LocationsToei-Kyoto Studios, Kyoto, JapanProduction CompaniesDentsu
Imagica Corp.
NHK Enterprises 21Official Sitesnagoyatv.com (Japan) - http://www.nagoyatv.com/sabu/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307401/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0307401.jpgUpdated At2026-03-21T11:00:52

Directors

Takashi Miike

Writers

Yô Takeyama
Shûgorô Yamamoto

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Tatsuya Fujiwara | Character: Eiji
Actor: Satoshi Tsumabuki | Character: Sabu
Actor: Tomoko Tabata | Character: Nobuko
Actor: Kazue Fukiishi | Character: Osue
Actor: Kenji Sawada | Character: Okayasu
Actor: Naomasa Musaka | Character: Matsuda
Actor: Tatsuo Yamada | Character: Ryojiro Kojima
Actor: Yoshiki Arizono | Character: Yohei
Actor: Keisuke Horibe | Character: Actor
Actor: Ken'ichi Endō | Character: Giichi
Actor: Mayuko Nishiyama | Character: Osono
Actor: Hiroshi Tamaki | Character: Kinta
Actor: Yôji Tanaka | Character: Toku
Actor: Yujiro Taniyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Yasuda | Character: Actor
Actor: Ren Ōsugi | Character: Heizo

[Directors Group]
Name: Takashi Miike | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yô Takeyama | Role: Writer
Name: Shûgorô Yamamoto | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Kôji Endô | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hideo Yamamoto | Role: Cinematographer

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Masato Tanno | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Mizuki Itô | Role: Sound Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ken Takahashi | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307401/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: May 14, 2002

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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