SABU
Dead Run
Nippon Cinema ª
Shuji and Eri are classmates. Together they are trying to be courageous but life’s a bitch. They get separated and while Eri lives in Tokyo, Shuji`s life goes down the drain. Not knowing what misery lies before him he decides to go to Tokyo to find Eri.
Related Events:
Dead Run (NC 2006)
Japan 2005
124 minutes
Director
SABU
Script
SABU based on a novel by Kiyoshi SHIGEMATSU
Cinematography
Masao NAKABORI
Music
S.E.N.S.
World sales
KADOKAWA
Cast
Yuya TEGOSHI, Hanae KAN, Miki NAKATANI, Etsushi TOYOKAWA, Ren OSUGI
About SABU
Hiroyuki TANAKA, better known as SABU, was born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1964. His directing debut D.A.N.G.A.N. RUNNER (1996) was shown at various international film festivals. Many awards and regular invitations to the Berlin International Film Festival followed, where he won the FIPRESCI Award in 2000 for MONDAY. Apart from working as a director, SABU is also active as an actor. Nippon Connection has already screened a number of his films, including HAPPINESS (2016 / NC ’17), JAM (2018 / NC ’19), and DANCING MARY (2019 / NC ’20).