The World of Kanako poster

The World of Kanako

2014-07-04
N/A
6.443 (IMDB)
MysteryCrimeThriller
ja
Released
Languages:
  • 日本語

Description:

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.

Koji Yakusho portrait

Koji Yakusho

As Akikazu Fujishima
Nana Komatsu portrait

Nana Komatsu

As Kanako Fujishima
Satoshi Tsumabuki portrait

Satoshi Tsumabuki

As Detective Asai
Hiroya Shimizu portrait

Hiroya Shimizu

As I / Narrator
Fumi Nikaido portrait

Fumi Nikaido

As Nami Endo
Ai Hashimoto portrait

Ai Hashimoto

As Morishita
Jun Kunimura portrait

Jun Kunimura

As Dr. Tsujimura
Asuka Kurosawa portrait

Asuka Kurosawa

As Kiriko Fujishima
Munetaka Aoki portrait

Munetaka Aoki

As Sakiyama
Joe Odagiri portrait

Joe Odagiri

As Detective Aikawa
Miki Nakatani portrait

Miki Nakatani

As Rie Azuma
Aoi Morikawa portrait

Aoi Morikawa

As Tomoko Nagano
Mahiro Takasugi portrait

Mahiro Takasugi

As Yasuhiro Matsunaga
Shono Hayama portrait

Shono Hayama

As Seiji Ogata
Hiroki Nakajima portrait

Hiroki Nakajima

As Shimazu
Daichi Watanabe portrait

Daichi Watanabe

As Hiroshi Kawamoto
Ryo Matsuura portrait

Ryo Matsuura

As Katsumi
Yumeno Kato portrait

Yumeno Kato

As Yoko
Yoshio Kou portrait

Yoshio Kou

As Yoshinori Chou
Megumi Hatachiya portrait

Megumi Hatachiya

As Detective Aikawa's Wife
Kaisei Kamimura portrait

Kaisei Kamimura

As Kanaki
Kazunori Mimura portrait

Kazunori Mimura

As Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)
Haruka Saito portrait

Haruka Saito

As Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)
Megumi Hataraya portrait

Megumi Hataraya

As Aikawa's Wife (uncredited)
Shunya Ohira portrait

Shunya Ohira

As Matsunaga's Friend (uncredited)
Ayaka Nakata portrait

Ayaka Nakata

As Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)
Kanji Furutachi portrait

Kanji Furutachi

As Police Officer (uncredited)
Airi Kido portrait

Airi Kido

As Middle School Classmate (uncredited)
Monica Sahara portrait

Monica Sahara

As Party Girl (uncredited)
Daiki Satô portrait

Daiki Satô

As Party Boy (uncredited)
Kentarō Shimazu portrait

Kentarō Shimazu

As Police Officer (uncredited)
Aya Takeko portrait

Aya Takeko

As Woman in Commercial (uncredited)
Hannah Nishino portrait

Hannah Nishino

As Daughter in Commercial (uncredited)
Rena Shimura portrait

Rena Shimura

As (uncredited)
Sarina Yamada portrait

Sarina Yamada

As (uncredited)
Satoshi Koji portrait

Satoshi Koji

As (uncredited)
Taiki Sato portrait

Taiki Sato

As (uncredited)
Sonomi Hoshino portrait

Sonomi Hoshino

As (uncredited)
Hiroshi Kobayashi portrait

Hiroshi Kobayashi

As (uncredited)
Kenji Kawahara portrait

Kenji Kawahara

As (uncredited)
Haruki Takano portrait

Haruki Takano

As (uncredited)
Tōru Shinagawa portrait

Tōru Shinagawa

As (uncredited)
Hinata Shizaki portrait

Hinata Shizaki

As (uncredited)
Tezuka Mai portrait

Tezuka Mai

As (uncredited)
Maika Ohtsu portrait

Maika Ohtsu

As Family restaurant girl

Tetsuya Nakashima portrait

Tetsuya Nakashima

Director, Screenplay
Yutaka Suzuki portrait

Yutaka Suzuki

Executive Producer, Producer
Tatsumi Yoda portrait

Tatsumi Yoda

Executive Producer
Yoshiyuki Koike portrait

Yoshiyuki Koike

Editor
Nobuhiro Monma portrait

Nobuhiro Monma

Screenplay
Masahito Yano portrait

Masahito Yano

Sound Designer, Sound, Sound Recordist
Toshihiro Isomi portrait

Toshihiro Isomi

Art Direction
Yoko Kanno portrait

Yoko Kanno

Original Music Composer
Kazuo Nakanishi portrait

Kazuo Nakanishi

Executive Producer
Toshiharu Nakamae portrait

Toshiharu Nakamae

Production Design
Miako Tadano portrait

Miako Tadano

Screenplay
Satomi Odake portrait

Satomi Odake

Producer
Shouichi Atou portrait

Shouichi Atou

Director of Photography
Seitaro Kai portrait

Seitaro Kai

Assistant Director
Akio Fukamachi portrait

Akio Fukamachi

Novel
Naohito Miyamoto portrait

Naohito Miyamoto

Executive Producer
Masahide Yanagawase portrait

Masahide Yanagawase

Visual Effects Supervisor
Gabriele Conti portrait

Gabriele Conti

Assistant Sound Engineer, Score Engineer
Shin Takakura portrait

Shin Takakura

Gaffer
Marco Streccioni portrait

Marco Streccioni

Sound Engineer, Score Engineer
Takayuki Masuo portrait

Takayuki Masuo

CGI Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
Kumiko Hosokawa portrait

Kumiko Hosokawa

Casting
Toyohiko Kanahashi portrait

Toyohiko Kanahashi

Music Producer
Kenji Kato portrait

Kenji Kato

Line Producer
Satoshi Yamazaki portrait

Satoshi Yamazaki

Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Hiromi Shintani portrait

Hiromi Shintani

Costume Designer
China Hayashi portrait

China Hayashi

Set Decoration
Mizuki Ito portrait

Mizuki Ito

Sound Designer
Junjiro Kurosawa portrait

Junjiro Kurosawa

Casting
Eiji Murano portrait

Eiji Murano

Associate Producer
Tomoharu Nakamae portrait

Tomoharu Nakamae

Set Designer
土屋真治 portrait

土屋真治

Visual Effects Producer

Reviews:

ColinJ (8/10)

A visual and emotional sledghammer of a movie.

2017-02-16

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