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The Message

7.420091h 58mMovieDramaThriller

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.

DirectorsChen Kuofu·Gao Qunshu
WriterChen Kuofu
ProducersWang Zhongjun·Wang Zhonglei

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Cast · Directed by Chen Kuofu

ZXZhou Xun
Zhou Xun
Gu Xiaomeng
LBLi Bingbing
Li Bingbing
Li Ningyu
ZHZhang Hanyu
Zhang Hanyu
Wu Zhiguo
HXHuang Xiaoming
Huang Xiaoming
Takeda / Wutian
AYAlec Su You-peng
Alec Su You-peng
Bai Xiaonian
YDYing Da
Ying Da
Jin Shenghuo
WZWang Zhiwen
Wang Zhiwen
Wang Daoxiang
SZShi Zhaoqi
Shi Zhaoqi
Commander Zhao
DYDuan Yihong
Duan Yihong
Ye Jianbo
ZXZhu Xu
Zhu Xu
Mr. Fan
WGWu Gang
Wu Gang
Mr. Six
DJDeng Jiajia
Deng Jiajia

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