Underplayed Gems

Heaven's Postman (2009)

Heaven's Postman poster
Original title
천국의 우편배달부
Directed by
Lee Hyung-min
Genre
romance film
Country
South Korea, Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
ALL
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young CEO leaves his job and becomes a supernatural postman who delivers letters from the living to people who have died. The film follows his work and the emotional connections that form as he carries messages between the grieving and their loved ones.

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What happens

Heaven's Postman, also known as Postman to Heaven (Korean: 천국의 우편배달부; RR: Cheongukui Woopyeon Baedalbu; Tengoku e no Yuubin Haitatsunin (天国への郵便配達人)) is a 2009 South Korean-Japanese film starring Kim Jaejoong and Han Hyo-joo. A young CEO quits his job and becomes a kind of supernatural postman, delivering letters from grieving families and loved ones to the dead in heaven. It was part of the "Telecinema7" project, seven feature-length mini-dramas which were collaborations between South Korean TV directors and Japanese TV screenwriters; the seven Korea-Japan joint productions both received a limited theater release and were broadcast on television. Heaven's Postman was first released in Korea in CGV theaters on November 11, 2009, and in Japanese cinemas on May 29, 2010. It later aired on SBS (South Korea) on September 25, 2010, and TV Asahi (Japan) in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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