Sabu (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All

One of Miike Takashi's few period films, the 2002 film Sabu is another testament to the maverick filmmaker's versatile repertoire. A tame offering by Miike standards - though still boasting its fair share of blood - Sabu eschews the bombastic violence and twisted characters that some viewers may have come to expect from the director, and tells a compelling tale of friendship and betrayal in the Tokugawa era. Interestingly, Sabu is actually a television movie, but it was shot on film stock usually used for theatrical features and boasts the A-list casting of Fujiwara Tatsuya (Death Note) and Tsumabuki Satoshi (Nada Sou Sou, Waterboys). With handsome art direction and costumes, steady camerawork, and a haunting score, the film is an effective and moody period piece that should appeal to a wide audience while still satisfying Miike aficionados.

Though poor, Eiji (Fujiwara Tatsuya) and Sabu (Tsumabuki Satoshi) don't have much to complain about, living out normal, honest lives as laborers in Tokugawa Japan. The quiet times run dry, however, when Eiji is framed for stealing and exiled to an island prison camp. Thrown into a rough and brutal environment, he must fight each and everyday to survive. Life on the island slowly transforms him, and his only motivation for survival is revenge on those who brought him to this wretched existence. Sabu tries everything he can to help free Eiji, but when the friends finally meet again, it is a completely different man that stands before Sabu.

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Product Title:	Sabu (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) 酷愛無罪 (DVD) (香港版) 酷爱无罪 (DVD) (香港版) SABU - さぶ - （香港版） Sabu (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s):	Fujiwara Tatsuya (Actor) | Tsumabuki Satoshi (Actor) 藤原龍也 (Actor) | 妻夫木聰 (Actor) 藤原龙也 (Actor) | 妻夫木聪 (Actor) 藤原竜也 (Actor) | 妻夫木聡 (Actor) Fujiwara Tatsuya (Actor) | Tsumabuki Satoshi (Actor)
Director:	Miike Takashi 三池崇史 Miike Takashi 三池崇史 Miike Takashi
Release Date:	2008-02-21
Language:	Cantonese, Japanese
Subtitles:	English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed, 1.33 : 1
Closed Captioning:	Yes
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	All Region What is it?
Duration:	120 (mins)
Publisher:	CN Entertainment Ltd.
Package Weight:	120 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1010685059

* Screen Format: 4:3 Letter Box
* Sound Mix : Dolby Digital 5.1

導演︰三池崇史
Director: Takashi Miike

日本名古屋電視台４０週年紀念電影鉅獻
黑白顛倒，愛恨妒忌，成了罪惡爆發的源頭...

三郎(妻夫木聰)與榮二(藤原龍也)自幼為裱褙店「芳和堂」的學徒，情如兄弟。就在兩人將出師之時，榮二遭到老東主的無情解僱，更受到衙役的粗暴對待，最後被送進荒島上從事苦力工作。 在收容所裡，榮二憤世嫉俗、封閉自我。對於三郎及戀人小陶的關心拒諸門外，一心要找出令自己含冤的真相，作出報復...

含冤多年，一個令人震驚的真相，卻殘酷地在他面前揭曉了……這是山本周五郎最後的長篇小說力作，曾獲多項日本文學大賞。描寫人情冷暖，刻畫三郎與榮二之間真摯的情誼，更是感人肺腑。

Sabu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) and Eiji (Tatsuya Fujiwara) were best friends since they were small. They served as poor trainees in a traditional umbrella store. When they grew up, it was time for them to turn on a new leaf and live on their own. Unforturnately, Eiji was falsely accused as a thief. He was then isolated in a deserted island and forced to work as a coolie. Eiji was very angry and upset. He kept on thinking of ways to take revenge on the person who falsely incriminate him. During this period, Sabu kept on supporting Eiji and visiting him in jail. At the beginning, Eiji was jealous of Sabu and became hostile to him. As time went by Eiji met many pals in the jail and they worked hard to fight against many difficults. Finally, Eiji learnt to compromise to his fate. After many years of isolation, when Eiji was about to recover his freedom, a cruel fact was revealed to him by Sabu and it drove Eiji crazy.....

This is an awarded novel written by Shugoro Yamamoto which has touched millions of hearts in Japan. Beside depicting the kind of true and sentimental friendship, it also portrayed the unfair reality of the society that will surely move everyone's heart.