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Theme Week Wrap-Up Week 8 Wrap-Up: SABU Second Week Hello dear visitors! For a quick wrap-up, this is what we got last week. Top Pick of the Week Kanikosen (2009) SABU's political movie about the struggle of the proletarian aboard a crab factory boat — really interesting due to its historical setting, and both of us enjoyed it very much. Ranked Board Below we have this week's movies ordered from best to worst. #1 of the Week Kanikosen (2009) Our Score: 75/100 SABU's political movie about the struggle of the proletarian aboard a crab factory boat. Really interesting due to its historical setting, and both me and Krasnaya enjoyed it very much. #2 of the Week Monday (2000) Our Score: 72/100 Probably one of his best...

Dancing Mary is a 2019 Japanese fantasy film directed and written by Sabu. It stars Naoto, alongside a supporting cast featuring Aina Yamada, Nozomi Bando, Ryo Ishibashi, and Kaito Yoshimura. After its world premiere at Sitges Film Festival on October 9, 2019, the film was set to be released on November 5, 2021, in Japan, after it won several awards including Jury's Special Award at Fantasporto in 2020. source: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dancing_Mary When a faded dancehall is slated for demolition, civil servant Kenji is assigned the task of exorcising the spirit of its former owner, the eponymous Mary. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12825596/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Haunted Dancehall Comedy with a Dash of Yakuza KRASNAYA: Hey Freddy! Well, today we complete our 10-day marathon dedicated to the talented director SABU and we close it with the 2019 film - Dancing Mary. Again, we had a fusion in front of us. SAB...

Kanikosen is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by SABU. The movie is an adaptation of a novel with the same name, written by a Japanese author, Takiji Kobayashi. It stars Ryûhei Matsuda and Hidetoshi Nishijima. source: There is no wikipedia page. Aboard the Japanese crab ship 'Kanikosen' equipped with a cannery facility, workers are forced to labor under pitiful conditions at minimum wages. Sick of being ruled by their harsh Superintendent, one of the workers, Shinjo, urges his peers to rise up and start a revolution on board of the Kanikosen. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490488/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Political Tale of Class Struggle Aboard the Kanikosen KRASNAYA: Today we have a film that cannot be missed in the filmography of SABU. The 2009 film Kanikosen is a hardcore social film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by famed writer Takiji Kobayashi. It shows the totalitarian system of imperia...

Hold Up Down is a 2005 Japanese comedy movie directed and written by SABU. It stars the members of the popular boy band V6: Sakamoto Masayuki, Nagano Hiroshi, Inohara Yoshihiko, Morita Go, Miyake Ken, and Okada Junichi. source: There is no wikipedia page. Two robbers, three cops, a wanted criminal and a former priest's lives are intertwined when a bank heist goes wrong. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461523/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** SABU's 2005 Jesus-and-Boy-Band Phase Strikes Again KRASNAYA: Today we have Hold Up Down, another movie by SABU, filmed in the same year as Dead Run. And here, too, SABU weirdly touches on the Christianity subject. I'm interested in knowing what happened to him in 2005; that he could not avoid this theme in any way. Hold Up Down turned out to be jerky and uneven in mood. Sometimes a smile appeared on my face and sometimes I was hand-gesturing to hurry it up (the fight scene wa...

Dead Run is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by SABU. The movie is an adaptation of the novel "Shissô", written by Japanese best selling author, Kiyoshi Shigematsu. It stars Yuya Tegoshi, Hanae Kan and Miki Nakatani. source: There is no wikipedia page. Shuji and his older brother Shuichi live in a sad resort town that has a virtual wall in its middle. Looking to rise him above his surroundings Shuji meets and interacts with a priest with a past, a pretty hostess, a troubled girl, a thug and more. Looking for the girl who has moved with his family to Tokyo the boy meets trouble and is sinking quickly. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490488/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Somber Coming-of-Age Far from SABU's Usual Style KRASNAYA: Hey Freddy! Today we have Dead Run, a 2005 film about a boy named Shuji (Yuya Tegoshi) and his life experiences. Honestly, I'll start by saying that at the end of the film I w...

Monday is a 2000 Japanese comedy thriller drama film directed by Sabu. The film was featured at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Award "for its austere, dark wit and keen eye for human foibles." source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_(2000_film) A salaryman wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before - attending a funeral, dating but annoying his girlfriend, getting drunk in a pub and getting to know a yakuza and his beautiful mistress, having a gun in his hand and... source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239655/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Semi-Amnesiac Salaryman, a Gun, and a Very Bad Sunday FREDDY: Here we are! Ready and set for another SABU week and today we bring you "Monday"! I will call this a black comedy about two days in the life of a guy that should stay away from alcoholic beverages. The movie op...

Weekly Theme Announcement Welcome to Our 8th Week: SABU Second Week Hi everyone! No big news here for those who have been following us here at Freddy's Cine It. We are just formalizing our 8th week theme. Let's keep watching SABU's movies. We will bring you the best scenes, music and awesome GIFs. Join us, comment and have fun! "So, the truth is, I've made so many films, but I still don't consider myself a filmmaker. I didn't have a particular desire to be a filmmaker in the beginning, so I still lack the confidence, to tell you the truth. I think it really helped that I worked for over 10 years as an actor, so I knew how the crew was supposed to function, and I understood how the set operates, and I had a sense of that. I also like to create stories, and that helped, as well. I was also in a band and so was interested in music, so I knew how to incorporate score, for in...