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Postman Blues
Postman Blues

Postman Blues

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CrimeDramaComedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

16 August 1997

Country

Japan

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

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

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