Movie: Messengers

Top 10 Billed Cast

Naoko Iijima
Naoko Iijima

Naomi Shimizu

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Hironori Suzuki

Hiroyuki Yabe
Hiroyuki Yabe

Shigekazu Yokota

Kotomi Kyōno
Kotomi Kyōno

Yumiko Abe

Yūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama

Makoto Shimano

Shinsuke Kyou
Shinsuke Kyou

Hosokawa

Shigemitsu Ogi
小木茂光

Yoshihisa Ota

Shinsuke Aoki
Shinsuke Aoki

Noriyuki Hattori

Tetsuya Bessho
別所哲也

Hiroshi Okano

Yûko Itô
Yûko Itô

Mamiko Maekawa

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    Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo sports car. Unfortunately she recklessly collides with an bicycle messenger. Lacking any funds to pay for a settlement, she end up having to work as a bicycle messenger.

  • Release Date

    1999-08-21

  • Average

    5.955

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    When the going gets tough, try to overtake...

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語
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