Plot Summary:
A bored Japanese postman delivers a letter to a yakuza friend and accidentally becomes targeted by police as a dangerous killer and drug smuggler.
Director: Sabu
Producer: Masashi Yagi
Screenplay: Sabu
Starring:
Shinichi Tsutsumi as Sawaki
Kyōko Tōyama as Sayoko
Keisuke Horibe as Noguchi
Ren Osugi as Joe
Tomorowo Taguchi as Hitman
Music: Eiji Kawamura
Cinematography: Kazuto Sato
Editing: Sabu
Director: Sabu
Producer: Masashi Yagi
Screenplay: Sabu
Starring:
Shinichi Tsutsumi as Sawaki
Kyōko Tōyama as Sayoko
Keisuke Horibe as Noguchi
Ren Osugi as Joe
Tomorowo Taguchi as Hitman
Music: Eiji Kawamura
Cinematography: Kazuto Sato
Editing: Sabu
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Surreal Humor and Yakuza Hijinks
FREDDY:
We reached the end of our 90's-Crime-Japan themed week with Postman Blues. This is the first movie I watched that was directed by SABU, and I love it. We follow a postman that's depressed about his work and the lack of excitement in his life. When he meets an old friend who is now a Yakuza, a retired hitman and a suicidal cancer patient with whom he falls in love, all the excitement that life has to offer is brought back. All these meetings end up making him the most wanted man in Japan, without him knowing.
We reached the end of our 90's-Crime-Japan themed week with Postman Blues. This is the first movie I watched that was directed by SABU, and I love it. We follow a postman that's depressed about his work and the lack of excitement in his life. When he meets an old friend who is now a Yakuza, a retired hitman and a suicidal cancer patient with whom he falls in love, all the excitement that life has to offer is brought back. All these meetings end up making him the most wanted man in Japan, without him knowing.
KRASNAYA:
We had a great Japanese week! I also liked Postman Blues a lot! Hiriyuki Tanaka (SABU) managed to create a worth watching movie. A serious plot is generously diluted with black and surreal humor.
We had a great Japanese week! I also liked Postman Blues a lot! Hiriyuki Tanaka (SABU) managed to create a worth watching movie. A serious plot is generously diluted with black and surreal humor.
Colorful Characters and Ridiculous Situations
FREDDY:
This is a really silly movie that can't be taken too seriously. It has very colorful and interesting characters that seem straight out of a manga book. I really don't understand how nobody expanded on these characters and stories and turned this into a cartoon. My favorite character is the stylish hitman with little hitmans inside of him, portrayed by Ren Osugi, 😎 (the only recurring actor in all 5 movies we watched this week!). His scenes were very stylish and full of funny dialogues. Some situations in this movie are really absurd, and when I try to explain them to someone, that's when I laugh the most. I'm thinking of the Olympic cyclist scene here. It's ultra ridiculous.
The ending of this movie has entered my top 5 favorite endings ever, and for that alone it gets 20 points. Within a few seconds, that still shot with the director's name, completely blew up the coolness meter to pieces. Has this editing ever been done on a finale before? It also gets 20 points for the scene in the clip below. I had to rewind this scene immediately to watch it again, just look at its meme potential. Pure GOLD.
This is a really silly movie that can't be taken too seriously. It has very colorful and interesting characters that seem straight out of a manga book. I really don't understand how nobody expanded on these characters and stories and turned this into a cartoon. My favorite character is the stylish hitman with little hitmans inside of him, portrayed by Ren Osugi, 😎 (the only recurring actor in all 5 movies we watched this week!). His scenes were very stylish and full of funny dialogues. Some situations in this movie are really absurd, and when I try to explain them to someone, that's when I laugh the most. I'm thinking of the Olympic cyclist scene here. It's ultra ridiculous.
The ending of this movie has entered my top 5 favorite endings ever, and for that alone it gets 20 points. Within a few seconds, that still shot with the director's name, completely blew up the coolness meter to pieces. Has this editing ever been done on a finale before? It also gets 20 points for the scene in the clip below. I had to rewind this scene immediately to watch it again, just look at its meme potential. Pure GOLD.
Great Cinematography and a Gentle Romance
KRASNAYA:
Hihihi, that guy was so funny. That look of his - hilarious! I liked our main character bicycle cruising a lot; the tempo was different all the time, depending on the mood he was in. Following Sawaki's red bicycle through the streets of that apparently deserted and cute city was a treat to my eyes. I was actually wondering if these streets have changed a lot or if they remain the same these days. 🤔 So I wanted to mention the great cinematography and, as Freddy already said, a brilliant film editing.
As a woman, I liked the love story. SABU didn't give much time for the main romantic couple to be together, but the few scenes they had were extremely cute, touching and also sad. The reunion of Sawaki (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) and Sayoko (Kyôko Tôyama) at the end was still a happy ending for me.
Hihihi, that guy was so funny. That look of his - hilarious! I liked our main character bicycle cruising a lot; the tempo was different all the time, depending on the mood he was in. Following Sawaki's red bicycle through the streets of that apparently deserted and cute city was a treat to my eyes. I was actually wondering if these streets have changed a lot or if they remain the same these days. 🤔 So I wanted to mention the great cinematography and, as Freddy already said, a brilliant film editing.
As a woman, I liked the love story. SABU didn't give much time for the main romantic couple to be together, but the few scenes they had were extremely cute, touching and also sad. The reunion of Sawaki (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) and Sayoko (Kyôko Tôyama) at the end was still a happy ending for me.
FREDDY:
I also enjoyed the romantic aspect. It was gentle. The last image we got to see after the credits roll made me smile. Overall, this is a great crime-comedy movie with lots of creativity. If you don't mind some over-the-top scenes and totally illogical happenings, give it a go! We will be doing a SABU week here at Cine It for sure, 'cause it looks like we have a great, not so well-known director to discover, don't you agree, Krasnaya?
I also enjoyed the romantic aspect. It was gentle. The last image we got to see after the credits roll made me smile. Overall, this is a great crime-comedy movie with lots of creativity. If you don't mind some over-the-top scenes and totally illogical happenings, give it a go! We will be doing a SABU week here at Cine It for sure, 'cause it looks like we have a great, not so well-known director to discover, don't you agree, Krasnaya?
KRASNAYA:
I am definitely in to watch another SABU movie and find my favorite one!
I am definitely in to watch another SABU movie and find my favorite one!
Krasnaya's Score
65/100
Freddy's Score
80/100
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