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The Message
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Title: The Message

Release Date: 22 Sep 2009

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Huayi Brothers Media Corporation

Production Companies: Huayi Brothers Media Corporation

Overview: After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.437 (103 votes)

Cast

  • Gu Xiaomeng: Zhou Xun
  • Wu Zhiguo: Zhang Hanyu
  • Li Ningyu: Li Bingbing
  • Takeda / Wutian: Huang Xiaoming
  • Wang Daoxiang: Zhiwen Wang
  • Bai Xiaonian: Alec Su
  • Jin Shenghuo: Ying Da
  • Commander Zhao: Shi Zhaoqi
  • Ye Jianbo: Duan Yihong
  • Mr. Fan: Zhu Xu
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