Postman Blues
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Keiko Tohyama
Keisuke Horibe
Ren ôsugi
Shuichi Kakesu
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Synopsis
Sawaki, a postman, has lived a quiet life. One day while making his daily rounds, he runs into Noguchi, an old friend who has become a drug dealer. Into Sawaki's bag, Noguchi sneaks a package of drugs and also, inadvertently, a finger severed by his yakuza bosses in retaliation for a botched job. That evening, when reading from his stash of undelivered letters, Sawaki learns of a young woman, Sayoko, who is dying of cancer. Fascinated by this stranger's tragedy, he rushes to her side. In the process, Sawaki befriends a professional hit man, Joe, who is close to Sayoko. En route to meet his new friends and fulfill his promise to Sayoko, Sawaki is unaware that he is suspected of murder and in dire peril.
Director
Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Miscellaneous Notes
Joint winner of award for best Asian feature at the 1998 Bangkok Film Festival .
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States September 1998
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 4, 1998.
Shown at Bangkok Film Festival September 18-26, 1998.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.
Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.
Sophomore directorial feature for Sabu.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 4, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Bangkok Film Festival September 18-26, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.)
