Sabu is a very solid period drama about two friends who are caught up in the ultimate test. As Eiji is sent off to a prison/labor work camp on an island for a crime he didn't commit Sabu is determined to keep his spirits up and clear every thing up for him. Over the course of t... read more
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Take a trip back to the Tokugawa era for this tale of friendship and loyalty from acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike. When Eiji is wrongly imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit, his ba... read more
DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
Stats: 43 reviews
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January 18, 2008
Good made for Japanese television film by Miike. Some great visuals in this somewhat tame outing from the master of the bizarre.
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September 20, 2007
probably one of the slowest movies i have ever seen. this was one of takashi miike's more tame films. i love tatsuya fujiwara but this movie was bad.
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March 4, 2007
This is probably my least favorite Takashi Miike movie as he takes on the drama genre once again. I'm not Japanese, so I'm probably missing a lot of key elements. Basically, this movie depicts the journey of one character as you see what comes of him after so many years. There... read more
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