The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako (2014)

13/10/2014 (GB)
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
1h 58m

Say goodbye to reason.

Overview

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.

  • Tetsuya NakashimaDirector, Screenplay
  • Nobuhiro MonmaScreenplay
  • Miako TadanoScreenplay
  • Original Title

    渇き。

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Revenue

    $6,457,479

Keywords

  • japan
  • drug abuse
  • yakuza
  • bullying
  • ex-cop
  • police corruption
  • secret life
  • ex-husband ex-wife relationship
  • father daughter relationship
  • relationships

Top Billed Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Akikazu Fujishima

Nana Komatsu

Nana Komatsu

Kanako Fujishima

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Detective Asai

Hiroya Shimizu

Hiroya Shimizu

I / Narrator

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Nami Endo

Ai Hashimoto

Ai Hashimoto

Morishita

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Dr. Tsujimura

Asuka Kurosawa

Asuka Kurosawa

Kiriko Fujishima

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Sakiyama

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Detective Aikawa

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