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Postman Blues (1997)
Posutoman burusu (original title)

110 min  -  Crime | Drama | Action   -  16 August 1997 (Japan)
7.4
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A postman is mistaken for a dangerous criminal by the police.

Director:

Hiroyuki Tanaka

Writers:

Hiroyuki Tanaka (story), Hiroyuki Tanaka (screenplay)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi Shin'ichi Tsutsumi ...
Ryuichi Sawaki
Keisuke Horibe Keisuke Horibe ...
Noguchi
Ren Ohsugi Ren Ohsugi ...
Joe
Kyôko Tôyama Kyôko Tôyama ...
Sayoko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi
Yôzaburô Itô Yôzaburô Itô
Konta Konta
Akaji Maro Akaji Maro
Hiroshi Shimizu Hiroshi Shimizu ...
Domon
Ikko Suzuki Ikko Suzuki ...
Masayoshi
Tomorowo Taguchi Tomorowo Taguchi ...
Profiler
Ryoko Takizawa Ryoko Takizawa
Hiroyuki Tanaka Hiroyuki Tanaka ...
Kurokawa
Yôji Tanaka Yôji Tanaka
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima ...
Detective Maeda
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Storyline

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. Sawaki stays only for a short time and Noguchi manages to smuggle a package full of drugs into Sawakis bag. And, like that's not enough, accidentally his separated finger falls into Sawakis bag too. Because Noguchi has been spied out for quite a while by the police, they think that Sawaki has something to do with his criminal schemings and decide to stick onto his feet. When Sawaki bonds with the fatally ill hit man Joe, it's clear for the police what he must be: A schizophrenic-paranoid, perverse drug dealer, murderer and even terrorist sent from the Yakuza! Written by ToDumbToPickAUsername  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Finger | Yakuza | Postman | Bicycle Accident  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Action | Comedy

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English | French

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Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikkatsu, Suplex, TV Tokyo See more »
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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Quotes

[first lines]
Woman In The Street: [stopping Sawaki]
[subtitled from Japanese]
Woman In The Street: Mr. Postman, could you send this out?
[Sawaki takes the envelope and puts in the mailbox right next to him]
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Crazy Credits

The entirety of the beginning and end credits are in Japanese, with three exceptions: "A Suplex Inc. Production" and "A Sabu Film" during the opening credits and "Directed by Sabu" during the end credits. See more »

Connections

References Leon: The Professional (1994) See more »