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The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako

Say goodbye to reason.

Genres

MysteryCrimeThriller

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6457479

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.445/10

Release Date

04 July 2014

Country

Japan

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

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Rie Azuma

Aoi Morikawa

Aoi Morikawa

Tomoko Nagano

Mahiro Takasugi

Mahiro Takasugi

Yasuhiro Matsunaga

Shono Hayama

Shono Hayama

Seiji Ogata

Hiroki Nakajima

Hiroki Nakajima

Shimazu

Daichi Watanabe

Daichi Watanabe

Hiroshi Kawamoto

Ryo Matsuura

Ryo Matsuura

Katsumi

Yumeno Kato

Yumeno Kato

Yoko

Yoshio Kou

Yoshio Kou

Yoshinori Chou

Megumi Hatachiya

Megumi Hatachiya

Detective Aikawa's Wife

Kaisei Kamimura

Kaisei Kamimura

Kanaki

Kazunori Mimura

Kazunori Mimura

Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)

Haruka Saito

Haruka Saito

Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)

Megumi Hataraya

Megumi Hataraya

Aikawa's Wife (uncredited)

Shunya Ohira

Shunya Ohira

Matsunaga's Friend (uncredited)

Ayaka Nakata

Ayaka Nakata

Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)

Kanji Furutachi

Kanji Furutachi

Police Officer (uncredited)

Airi Kido

Airi Kido

Middle School Classmate (uncredited)

Monica Sahara

Monica Sahara

Party Girl (uncredited)

Daiki Satô

Daiki Satô

Party Boy (uncredited)

Kentarō Shimazu

Kentarō Shimazu

Police Officer (uncredited)

Aya Takeko

Aya Takeko

Woman in Commercial (uncredited)

Hannah Nishino

Hannah Nishino

Daughter in Commercial (uncredited)

Rena Shimura

Rena Shimura

(uncredited)

Sarina Yamada

Sarina Yamada

(uncredited)

Satoshi Koji

Satoshi Koji

(uncredited)

Taiki Sato

Taiki Sato

(uncredited)

Sonomi Hoshino

Sonomi Hoshino

(uncredited)

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Hiroshi Kobayashi

(uncredited)

Kenji Kawahara

Kenji Kawahara

(uncredited)

Haruki Takano

Haruki Takano

(uncredited)

Tōru Shinagawa

Tōru Shinagawa

(uncredited)

Hinata Shizaki

Hinata Shizaki

(uncredited)

Tezuka Mai

Tezuka Mai

(uncredited)

Maika Ohtsu

Maika Ohtsu

Family restaurant girl

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