Sabu: Reviews

ALTERNATE SYNOPSIS:
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. Unfortunately, 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 incriminated 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 difficulties. 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. Besides depicting the kind of true and sentimental friendship, it also portrayed the unfair reality of the society that will surely move everyone's heart.