He was born in Mashita city. His name is actually spelled: "Saburoo" and not "Saburô" nor "Saburou" (obviously this is his nickname). He joined Saitô Pro. manga studio in the sixties and collaborated in "Golgo 13" and "Suiko-Den" (Legend of the Water Margins) between others. As original author he did "Zero Hour", "The Day", "Tokyo 1999" and so on.