Postman Blues
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- Movie: Postman Blues
- Romaji: Posutoman burusu
- Japanese:
- Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka
- Writer: Hiroyuki Tanaka
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: August 16, 1997
- Runtime: 110 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Postman Blues doesn't fit neatly into any category, but whatever it is, it's terrific. Sawaki is a rather clueless mailman who gets mixed up with yakuza and as a result ends up being targeted by some equally clueless police who are convinced he's a runner for the mob. There are some terrific bicycling scenes including the ending, which plays like a demented western on wheels...without descending to cartoon territory. The romantic subplot is refreshing and the sudden intrusion of fantasy at the very end seems perfectly natural. Director Sabu (Hiroyuki Tanaka) looks to be a major new talent.
Cast
- Shin'ichi Tsutsumi - Ryuichi Sawaki
- Keisuke Horibe - Noguchi
- Ren Osugi - Joe
- Kyoko Toyama - Keiko
- Sei Hiraizumi
- Yôzaburô Ito
- Atsushi Kondo-Konta
- Akaji Maro
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Tomorowo Taguchi - Profiler
- Ryoko Takizawa
- Hiroyuki Tanaka - Kurokawa
- Susumu Terajima - Detective Maeda
- Akira Yamamoto
- Ryo Yamamoto
- Diamond Yukai
Trailer
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