Director · Writer · Actor · age 62

Sabu

Best rated: Postman Blues (7.4)

Films: 16
Avg rating: 7.12
Peak run: 1997’17
7+ run: 5 films

Films: 16
Avg rating: 7.12
Peak run: 1997’17
7+ run: 5 films

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Sabu, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Sabu's career barcodecoolhot

199616 films2026

Current formLast 5: 7.18 vs career 7.12 (+0.06)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Sabu by the numbers

Average

7.12

6 rated films

Vote weighted

7.13

bigger films count more

Median

7.1

half are better

Consistency

±0.22

rating spread

Career

31y

1996 to 2026

Total votes

15.6K

across every film

Best

7.4

Postman Blues

Worst

6.8

Non-Stop

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2026	Arrested Memory	·	99
2020	My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy	·	766
2017	Mr. Long	7.0	1,850
2015	Chasuke's Journey	·	322
2013	Miss Zombie	·	850
2011	Bunny Drop	7.2	2,051
2009	Kanikôsen	·	257
2005	Dead Run	·	351
2005	Hold Up Down	·	289
2003	Hard Luck Hero	·	346
2002	Blessing Bell	·	806
2002	Drive	7.0	1,018
2000	Monday	7.3	2,559
1998	Unlucky Monkey	·	760
1997	Postman Blues	7.4	2,236
1996	Non-Stop	6.8	1,035

Better together?

Sabu's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Sabu and Shin'ichi Tsutsumi movies · Sabu and Ren Ōsugi movies · Sabu and Junichi Matsumoto movies · Sabu and Masao Nakabori movies

Takes

On Sabu

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