
The Message(2009)
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.


In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.

Zhang Yi
Zhang Xianchen

Qin Hailu
Wang Yu

Zhu Yawen
Chu Liang

Liu Haocun
Xiao Lan

Ni Dahong
Section Chief Gao

Yu Hewei
Zhou Yi

Li Naiwen
Lu Ming

Yu Ailei
Jin Zhide

Lei Jiayin
Xie Zirong

Sha Yi
Lao Feng
Cliff Walkers is a thriller, crime, history, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of japan, china, spy, baffled. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Zhang Yi, Qin Hailu, Zhu Yawen. In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
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