SABU
Postman Blues
ポストマン・ブルース
Nippon Retro ²
When bored mailman Sawaki delivers a letter to an old school friend turned yakuza, he is observed by the police and mistaken for an accomplice. While Sawaki dreams of a more exciting life, he has no idea that he is already in the investigators' crosshairs. Cult filmmaker SABU has crafted a fast-paced and hilarious gangster parody!
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ポストマン・ブルース
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Japan 1997
110 minutes
World sales
Nikkatsu
Film print
Japan Foundation
Cast
Shinichi TSUTSUMI, Keisuke HORIBE, Kyoko TOYAMA, Ren OSUGI, Tomorowo TAGUCHI
About SABU
Hiroyuki TANAKA, better known as SABU, was born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1964. His directing debut D.A.N.G.A.N. RUNNER (1996) was shown at various international film festivals. Many awards and regular invitations to the Berlin International Film Festival followed, where he won the FIPRESCI Award in 2000 for MONDAY. Apart from working as a director, SABU is also active as an actor. Nippon Connection has already screened a number of his films, including HAPPINESS (2016 / NC ’17), JAM (2018 / NC ’19), and DANCING MARY (2019 / NC ’20).