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Messiah

Messiah

20111h 33m

Overview

A live action adaptation of En Takadono's Messiah novel. Eiri Kaito, a "Sakura" agent, infiltrates the prestigious Seinei Academy. His mission is to get closer to Fumikazu, an ordinary schoolboy whose brother is the leading suspect in a terrorist incident. As the plot progresses, which will Eiri choose? His new "friend"? Or his "mission"?

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Written by Yosuke Kuroda
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Top Cast

Atsushi Arai

Atsushi Arai

Masahiro Inoue

Masahiro Inoue

Minehiro Kinomoto

Minehiro Kinomoto

Shō Jinnai

Shō Jinnai

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About Messiah

Messiah is a action, thriller, romance film released in 2011. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, it stars Atsushi Arai, Masahiro Inoue, Minehiro Kinomoto. A live action adaptation of En Takadono's Messiah novel. Eiri Kaito, a "Sakura" agent, infiltrates the prestigious Seinei Academy. His mission is to get closer to Fumikazu, an ordinary schoolboy whose brother is the leading suspect in a terrorist incident. As the plot progresses, which will Eiri choose? His new "friend"? Or his "mission"?

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