Messengers

Aug 21, 1999

1h 58m

★ 6.0

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Pony Canyon

Messengers Trailers

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Cast

Naomi Shimizu

Naoko Iijima

Hironori Suzuki

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Shigekazu Yokota

Hiroyuki Yabe

Yumiko Abe

Kotomi Kyōno

Makoto Shimano

Yūzō Kayama

Hosokawa

Shinsuke Kyou

Yoshihisa Ota

Shigemitsu Ogi

Noriyuki Hattori

Shinsuke Aoki

Hiroshi Okano

Tetsuya Bessho

Mamiko Maekawa

Yûko Itô

Diner Owner

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Driver

Yoji Tanaka

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