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Messengers

Messengers

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

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ComedyRomanceDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 August 1999

Country

Japan

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

Shigemitsu Ogi

Yoshihisa Ota

Shinsuke Aoki

Shinsuke Aoki

Noriyuki Hattori

Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho

Hiroshi Okano

Yûko Itô

Yûko Itô

Mamiko Maekawa

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Diner Owner

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Driver

Rumiko Amemiya

Rumiko Amemiya

Takuji Fukae

Takuji Fukae

Ikko Suzuki

Ikko Suzuki

Yukimasa Natori

Yukimasa Natori

Youji Tanaka

Youji Tanaka

Daisuke Negishi

Daisuke Negishi

Yasuhiko Imai

Yasuhiko Imai

Shouji Hachisuka

Shouji Hachisuka

Jiro Okamoto

Jiro Okamoto

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