The Courier
The Courier

Movie·2017·1h 0m

The Courier

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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// overview

The Story

Original title: 密使と番人

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.

Written By

Hiroshi Matsui

Cinematography

Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Music

Hi'Spec

Editor

Sho Miyake

Themes

mapjidaigeki

Production House

Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp.

Audience Score

63%

3 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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// cast

Cast

Tomomitsu Adachi

Tomomitsu Adachi

Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Shizuka Ishibashi

Shizuka Ishibashi

Ryu Morioka

Ryu Morioka

Takaya Shibata

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyusaku Shimada

// crew

Crew

Hi'Spec

Original Music Composer

Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Director of Photography

Sho Miyake

Sho Miyake

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Hiroshi Matsui

Screenplay

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