SABU

jam

Nippon Cinema   ª 

An overzealous fan kidnaps pop star Hiroshi, Tetsuo is trying to shake off his former gangster colleagues and Takeru hopes to awaken his comatose girlfriend by doing three good deeds per day. The latest thriller comedy by SABU is fast paced, highly energetic and completely unpredictable.

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Japan 2018

102 minutes

Director
SABU

Script
SABU

Cinematography
Hiroo YANAGIDA

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).