Run, Melos!

PG
1h 47m
1992
6.15 /10 (10)

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1992-07-25

Top Billed Cast

Koichi Yamadera

Melos (voice)

Shinji Ogawa

Selinentius (voice)

Akiji Kobayashi

Dionysus II (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Clair (voice)

Takuma Gôno

Pipor (voice)

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