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SABU

SABU

Directing
18 Nov 1964 (61 years)
Wakayama, Japan

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...

Also Known As

Hiroki Tanaka, 田中博行, サブ, Hiroyuki Tanaka, 田中博樹

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