Shabu (シャブ極道) 27 years old

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of the boss of a big yakuza syndicate by force. He takes over the yakuza group he belongs to, by killing the old boss. When he tries to use 'shabu' as the main finacial resource of his group, it leads to the serious confrontation with another big yakuza syndicate.

Credits

Shabu Cast

Name Character
Kōji Yakusho He was 40, now 68 years old
Hirotaro Honda He was 45, now 73 years old
Ai Saotome She was 37, 51 years old when she died
Yukio Yamanouchi He was 50, now 78 years old
Akira Takahashi He was 72, 83 years old when he died
Hiroshi Fujita He was 69, 82 years old when he died

Shabu Crew

Name Department
Izuru Narushima as Screenplay. He was 35 (now 63) years old Writing
Toshiki Kimura as Line Producer. Production
Hirohide Shibata as Art Direction. Art
Hideo Yamamoto as Director of Photography. He was 27 (now 55) years old Camera
Osamu Inoue as Editor. He was 63 (now 91) years old Editing
Yukio Yamanouchi as Original Story. He was 50 (now 78) years old Writing
Shabu poster
Shabu (27 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, May 28, 1996
  • Runtime: 164 minutes