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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The World of Kanako (2014)

Mystery/Drama/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 58m · 12/4/2015

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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.

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Production Companies

GAGA, GyaO, Licri, Tsutaya

Revenue

$6,457,479
Source
Cast
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Kôji Yakusho

Akikazu Fujishima
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Nana Komatsu

Kanako Fujishima
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Satoshi Tsumabuki

Detective Asai
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Hiroya Shimizu

I / narrator
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Fumi Nikaidô

Nami Endo (Kanako's ex-middle school classmate)
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Ai Hashimoto

Emi Morishita (Kanako's high school friend)
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Jun Kunimura

Dr.Tsujimura
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Joe Odagiri

Detective Aikawa
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Miki Nakatani

Rie Azuma
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Aoi Morikawa

Tomoko Nagano
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Munetaka Aoki

Sakiyama
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Asuka Kurosawa

Kiriko Fujishima
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Mahiro Takasugi

Yasuhiro Matsunaga
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Shôno Hayama

Seiji Ogata - Boy with blonde hair
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Hiroki Nakajima

Shimazu
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Emma

Kanako's friend at party
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Kanji Furutachi

Policeman
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Megumi Hataraya

Aikawa's wife
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Hitoshi Hoshino

Seiji Ogata
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Kaisei Kamimura

Kanaki - Shimazu's friend
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Yumeno Kato

Yoko (Kanako's ex-middle school classmate #2)
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Kenji Kawahara

n/a
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Airi Kido

Kanako's ex-middle school classmate #3
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Yoshio Kô

Yoshinori Chou
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Satoshi Koji

n/a
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Ryô Matsuura

Katsumi (Kanako's ex-middle school classmate #1)
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Maya

Girl at party
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Kazunori Mimura

Shimazu's friend
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Hannah Nishino

Daughter on house's ads
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Shunya Ohira

Matsunaga's Friend
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Monica Sahara

Party's girl
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Haruka Saitou

Shimazu's friend
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Daiki Satô

Party's boy
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Kentarô Shimazu

Policeman
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Rena Shimura

n/a
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Tôru Shinagawa

n/a
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Hinata Shizaki

n/a
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Haruki Takano

n/a
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Aya Takekô

Housewife on house's ads
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Daichi Watanabe

Hiroshi Kawamoto
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Sarina Yamada

n/a
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Ayaka Nakata

Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)
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Taiki Satô

(uncredited)
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Sonomi Hoshino

(uncredited)
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Tōru Shinagawa

(uncredited)
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Maika Ôtsu

Family restaurant girl
Crew
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Tetsuya Nakashima

Director
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Akio Fukamachi

Writer
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Nobuhiro Monma

Writer
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Tetsuya Nakashima

Writer
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Miako Tadano

Writer
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Disc Releases
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The World of Kanako

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

2/2/2016

Disc Title Front Cover

The World of Kanako

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

2/2/2016

Disc Title Front Cover

The World of Kanako

(Blu-ray)

7/9/2024

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