Say goodbye to reason.
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.
- 6.4
- 2014
- Released
- 1h 58m
Koji Yakusho
Akikazu Fujishima
Nana Komatsu
Kanako Fujishima
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Detective Asai
Hiroya Shimizu
I / Narrator
Fumi Nikaido
Nami Endo
Ai Hashimoto
Morishita
Jun Kunimura
Dr. Tsujimura
Asuka Kurosawa
Kiriko Fujishima
Munetaka Aoki
Sakiyama
Joe Odagiri
Detective Aikawa
Miki Nakatani
Rie Azuma
Aoi Morikawa
Tomoko Nagano
Mahiro Takasugi
Yasuhiro Matsunaga
Shono Hayama
Seiji Ogata
Hiroki Nakajima
Shimazu
Daichi Watanabe
Hiroshi Kawamoto
Ryo Matsuura
Katsumi
Yumeno Kato
YokoYoshio Kou
Yoshinori Chou
Megumi Hatachiya
Detective Aikawa's Wife
Kaisei Kamimura
Kanaki
Kazunori Mimura
Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)Haruka Saito
Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)Megumi Hataraya
Aikawa's Wife (uncredited)
Shunya Ohira
Matsunaga's Friend (uncredited)
Ayaka Nakata
Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)
Kanji Furutachi
Police Officer (uncredited)
Airi Kido
Middle School Classmate (uncredited)Monica Sahara
Party Girl (uncredited)Daiki Satô
Party Boy (uncredited)
Kentarō Shimazu
Police Officer (uncredited)
Aya Takeko
Woman in Commercial (uncredited)Hannah Nishino
Daughter in Commercial (uncredited)
Rena Shimura
(uncredited)Sarina Yamada
(uncredited)Satoshi Koji
(uncredited)
Taiki Sato
(uncredited)Sonomi Hoshino
(uncredited)Hiroshi Kobayashi
(uncredited)
Kenji Kawahara
(uncredited)
Haruki Takano
(uncredited)
Tōru Shinagawa
(uncredited)Hinata Shizaki
(uncredited)
Tezuka Mai
(uncredited)
Maika Ohtsu
Family restaurant girl
Released
ja
$6,457,479.00
- #japan
- #drug abuse
- #yakuza
- #bullying
- #ex-cop
- #police corruption
- #secret life
- #ex-husband ex-wife relationship
- #father daughter relationship
- #relationships
Reviews
The World of Kanako, adapted from Akio Fukamachi’s novel Endless Thirst, delivers a disturbing yet powerful portrayal of teenage darkness and broken families. With its non-linear narrative and intense visuals, the film demands full attention, as its fragmented structure gradually reveals the emotional depth behind Kanako’s seemingly perfect facade. Though some editing choices and plot logic feel i
A visual and emotional sledghammer of a movie.