Messengers
When the going gets tough, try to overtake...
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
1999-08-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6
Naoko Iijima
Naomi Shimizu
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Hironori Suzuki
Hiroyuki Yabe
Shigekazu Yokota
Kotomi Kyōno
Yumiko Abe
Yūzō Kayama
Makoto Shimano
Shinsuke Kyou
Hosokawa
Shigemitsu Ogi
Yoshihisa Ota
Shinsuke Aoki
Noriyuki Hattori
Tetsuya Bessho
Hiroshi Okano
Yûko Itô
Mamiko Maekawa
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Diner Owner
Yoji Tanaka
Driver
Rumiko Amemiya
Takuji Fukae
Ikko Suzuki
Yukimasa Natori
Youji Tanaka
Daisuke Negishi
Yasuhiko Imai
Shouji Hachisuka
Jiro Okamoto
Sam Arnold
Businessman (Peter) (uncredited)
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