The Courier
3.8
At the beginning of the 19th century, Japan was under a policy of national isolation. A group of Dutch scholars who wanted to open the country secretly completed a copy of a map of Japan under shogunate control. They sent a young Dutch scholar, Michi-an, as a secret envoy to deliver the copy of the map to the Dutch. Michi-an, hiding himself and making his way through the deserted winter mountains, but the mountain guardians, led by Takayama, had begun hunting in the mountains with a description of Michi-an's appearance arranged by the shogunate.
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Tomomitsu Adachi
Known for
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Cloud
Kai Inowaki
Known for
Ju-On: Origins
Tokyo Sonata
Hiroshi Matsui
Sho Miyake
Also in
1999
Shizuka Ishibashi
Known for
37 Seconds
Yôhei Yamaki
Ryu Morioka
Known for
Monster
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Takaya Shibata
Known for
Small, Slow But Steady
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Known for
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Kyusaku Shimada
Known for
House of Ninjas
Shin Ultraman
Sho Miyake Director · Hiroshi Matsui Screenplay Hi'Spec Composer
First release July 22, 2017 · Produced in Japan · Production Altamira Pictures Inc.
Production
Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp.
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Altamira Pictures Inc.
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Japan
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Original title
密使と番人
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 22, 2017
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