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The 7th Secret Courier for Edo (1958)

The 7th Secret Courier for Edo poster
Original title
七番目の密使
Directed by
Kazuo Mori
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 14m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone courier must transport a secret message through dangerous territory in feudal Japan. The film follows his journey as he faces obstacles and enemies along the way.

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What happens

The 7th Secret Courier for Edo (Japanese: 七番目の密使, Hepburn: Nanabanme no Misshi) is a 1958 Japanese black-and-white period drama (jidaigeki) film directed by Kazuo Mori. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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