Messengers
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1999-08-21
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Yasuo Baba
Writer: Masashi Todayama
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Original title: Messengers
Production Companies: Pony Canyon
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Naoko Iijima
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Hiroyuki Yabe
Kotomi Kyōno
Yūzō Kayama
Shinsuke Kyou
Shigemitsu Ogi
Shinsuke Aoki
Tetsuya Bessho
Yûko Itô
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Yoji Tanaka
Rumiko Amemiya
Takuji Fukae
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