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Mail
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019777490
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Genius Entertainment
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
MPN: 77749
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Genius Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Running Time: 150 minutes
Studio: Genius Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Editorial Review:
Detective Akiba a private investigator specializing in supernatural phenomenon mades a living freeing people from the troublesome ghosts that haunt them. In fact he receives messages through the Mail from spirits who are unable to detach themselves from their former earthly existence. With psychic powers and a custom-made pistol known as a Kagutsuchi (this is the name for the Japanese god of fire) Akiba seeks them out and sets them back on the cycle of death and re-birth. Through these so-called ascensions he facilitates the transmigration of the soul. During a standard call one day he meets Mikoto a quixotic young girl who takes a sudden interest in him and insists on becoming his assistant. Mikoto's sudden appearance in his life seems to accelerate his own date with destiny leading to a confrontation with his past and a discovery that puts his career path into perspective. As the tally of exorcised spirits climbs Akiba's forgotten past gradually begins to return to him in glimpses. But it is with the 100th ascension that his memory is to become fully unlocked. Only then will he recall why he possesses the spirit pistol Kagutsuchi or why he has suppressed certain incidents fro his childhood. Perhaps it will even shed some light on this relationship with Mikoto. The shroud of mystery that surrounds Akiba gradually unravels through nine ghostly chapters concluding with a romantic twist. System Requirements:Running Time 150 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 796019777490 Manufacturer No: 77749
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Don't Bother
Mail has the look and feel of a television mini-series with five half-hour (actually closer to 20-minute) segments. Most of the movie is in medium shots or close ups, so it feels a little claustrophobic as well. The pacing is slow and the special effects range from rudimentary to just OK. The real problem is that the movie just isn't scary.
The title refers to how the protagonist psychic detective gets requests to exorcise ghosts-- by letter or e-mail. Apparently use of the telephone ... Read More
Rating:  - Chiaki is absolutely stunning in this movie
Chiaki Kuriyama is my favorite actress and I have all her movies. When I was watched this one, I was amazed. She plays a young girl Mikoto who aids a supernatural detective.It has five parts to it, and the ending is amazing. I recommend this one as a must see.
Rating:  - Mail - Sometimes the Dead Can't Die.
"Mail - Sometimes the Dead Can't Die."
I enjoyed this DVD as it gave a new & pleasing twist to the traditional "buddy private eyes" type genre. Takamasu Suga is impressive as dedicated, earnest "Psychic Detective" Reiji Akiba in his long black "Matrix" style clothing & his Holy Pistol as he seeks out lost souls troubling people & planet & despatches them safely to the other side. Chiaki Kuriyama (Go Go in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill", Chigusa in Kenji Fukasaku's "Battle Royale") ... Read More
Rating:  - The Japanese CONSTANTINE
Mail is the Japanese CONSTANTINE. It is done as 5 seperate stories and is low budget. Reji exocises spirits using a golden pistol. Think more James Bond than religious. The special effects are more fitting for a TV series, and watching it, I think it could have been done better as anime. Mikoto, the assistant, is recognizable from Kill Bill 1. The acting is weak, but the story idea is sound. Buy it used or you'll be disappointed.
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