Shabu
1996, Japanese. Directed by Tatsuoki Hosono.
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 financial resource of his group, it leads to the serious confrontation with another big yakuza syndicate.
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 28 May 1996
- Original title
- シャブ極道
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Izuru Narushima
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Shabu runs 164 minutes (2h 44m).
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Shabu isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 May 1996. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Shabu?
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Who directed Shabu?
Shabu (1996) was directed by Tatsuoki Hosono and stars Koji Yakusho, Ai Saotome, Shun Sugata.