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Run, Melos!

Movie·1992·Animation, History, Drama·1h 47m·Directed by Masaaki Osumi

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The movie tells the story of Melos, a Greek country man that gets arrested and accused of conspiracy against the king. He gets three days to travel to his sister's wedding while Selinentius (Selinae), a genius sculptor that Melos just met stays as a hostage.

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Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaMelos (voice)Shinji OgawaShinji OgawaSelinentius (voice)Akiji KobayashiAkiji KobayashiDionysus II (voice)Megumi HayashibaraMegumi HayashibaraClair (voice)
Takuma Gono
Takuma GonoPipor (voice)

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