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Postman Blues

Postman Blues

19977.41h 50m

Overview

Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.

Directed by SABU
Written by SABU
Produced by Hidemi Satani, Akiko Odawara, Taro Maki
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Top Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Ryuichi Sawaki

Kyooko Tooyama

Kyooko Tooyama

Sayoko

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Joe

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Noguchi

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Domon

Ryoko Takizawa

Ryoko Takizawa

Ran

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Profiler

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Boss of Minato Gang

Diamond Yukai

Diamond Yukai

Killer

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Police Chief

Themes & Keywords

yakuzapostmanpolice pursuit

About Postman Blues

Postman Blues is a crime, drama, comedy film released in 1997 exploring themes of yakuza, postman, police pursuit. Directed by SABU, it stars Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kyooko Tooyama, Ren Osugi. Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.

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