The Message

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The Message

2009

1h 58m

7.4(119 votes)

Drama

Thriller

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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25 members

Acting

周迅

Gu Xiaomeng

Acting

李冰冰

Li Ningyu

Acting

張涵予

Wu Zhiguo

Acting

黄晓明

Takeda / Wutian

Acting

蘇有朋

Bai Xiaonian

Acting

英达

Jin Shenghuo

Acting

王志文

Wang Daoxiang

Acting

石兆琪

Commander Zhao

Acting

段奕宏

Ye Jianbo

Acting

Zhu Xu

Mr. Fan

Acting

吴刚

Mr. Six

Acting

邓家佳

Unknown Role

Acting

Ai Dai

Female Singer

Acting

Zhang Li

Guard Sergeant

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刘威葳

Unknown Role

Directing

Zhang Yibai

Unknown Role

Acting

吴刚

Unknown Role

Acting

刘芸

Unknown Role

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Koji Kagawa

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

朱宏嘉

Unknown Role

Acting

来喜

Unknown Role

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张立

Unknown Role

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工藤俊作

Unknown Role

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Guo Jiaming

Unknown Role

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Liu Qian Zi

Unknown Role

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