Review of Sabu (2002) by Brian V — 24 Jun 2007

Great drama! Sort of a Japanese "Shawshank Redemption.".

This review of Sabu (2002) was written by Brian V on 24 Jun 2007.

Sabu has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Paul C (2,626) on 07 Sep 2009

It was an ok movie with a nice story line. It is just that the story line didn't really go along smooth. It jumped around way too much…

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By Lindsay B (329) on 15 Oct 2007

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By Joe L (766) on 24 May 2008

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By Paul W (1,226) on 26 Aug 2007

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By Lauri M (238) on 29 May 2008

DRama genial, parece que sigue la lÃnea argumental de Kurosawa, muy recomendable. Es una historia de amor y amistad…

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By Kevin D (1,252) on 19 Sep 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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By Donny B (10) on 12 Jun 2007

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By Zane U (154) on 03 Oct 2009

Completely the opposite of how I think of Takashi Miike films, but it was pretty and a sweet story. Not for those who don't mind a slower pace though…

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By Ben K (485) on 15 Nov 2007

Not typical Takashi Miike..but I enjoyed it just the same...i agree that it was a little too long but Satoshi made it all worth while…

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