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Postman Blues (1997)

Genre : Crime, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : SABU

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shinichi Tsutsumi
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Ryuichi Sawaki
Kyôko Tôyama
Kyôko Tôyama
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
Ito Yozaburo
Ito Yozaburo
Detective
SABU
SABU
Kurokawa
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Detective Maeda
Ikko Suzuki
Ikko Suzuki
Masayoshi
Yutaka Mishima
Yutaka Mishima
Hospitalized Patient
Akira Yamamoto
Akira Yamamoto
Detective
Yoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Killer
Konta
Konta
Shiro Takehatsu
Shiro Takehatsu

Crews

SABU
SABU
Director
SABU
SABU
Writer
Taro Maki
Taro Maki
Producer
Akiko Odawara
Akiko Odawara
Producer
Hidemi Satani
Hidemi Satani
Producer
Daisuke Okamoto
Daisuke Okamoto
Music
Shuichi Kakesu
Shuichi Kakesu
Editor
Shûji Kuriyama
Shûji Kuriyama
Director of Photography
Mitsuo Katô
Mitsuo Katô
Still Photographer
Masao Torigoe
Masao Torigoe
Lighting Technician

Trailers and other movies

SABU - Postman Blues TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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