Mystery ·Crime ·Thriller · Japan · 2014 · 1h 58m

The World of Kanako

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The World of Kanako poster
Director
Tetsuya Nakashima
Cast
Koji Yakusho as Akikazu Fujishima Nana Komatsu as Kanako Fujishima Hiroya Shimizu as I / Narrator Satoshi Tsumabuki as Detective Asai Joe Odagiri as Detective Aikawa Asuka Kurosawa as Kiriko Fujishima
Crew
Shôichi Atô — Director of Photography Yoshiyuki Koike — Editor Yoko Kanno — Original Music Composer Nobuhiro Monma — Screenplay Miako Tadano — Screenplay Tetsuya Nakashima — Screenplay
Tagline

Say goodbye to reason.

Synopsis

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.

Trailer The World of Kanako — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japandrug abuseobsessionyakuzabullyingdysfunctional familyalcoholismex-coppolice corruptionpsychological thrillersecret lifeex-husband ex-wife relationship
Key Collaborators
Tetsuya Nakashima Director Shôichi Atô Director of Photography Yoshiyuki Koike Editor Yoko Kanno Original Music Composer Nobuhiro Monma Screenplay Miako Tadano Screenplay Tetsuya Nakashima Screenplay Akio Fukamachi Novel Akio Fukamachi Story Satomi Odake Producer Yutaka Suzuki Producer Toshiharu Nakamae Production Design
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