

The Courier
2017, Japanese. Directed by Sho Miyake.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Japan was under a policy of national isolation. A group of Dutch scholars who wanted to open the country secretly completed a copy of a map of Japan under shogunate control. They sent a young Dutch scholar, Michi-an, as a secret envoy to deliver the copy of the map to the Dutch. Michi-an, hiding himself and making his way through the deserted winter mountains, but the mountain guardians, led by Takayama, had begun hunting in the mountains with a description of Michi-an's appearance arranged by the shogunate.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 22 July 2017
- Original title
- 密使と番人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sho Miyake, Hiroshi Matsui
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The Courier (2017) was directed by Sho Miyake and stars Tomomitsu Adachi, Kai Inowaki, Shizuka Ishibashi.