The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako

118 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | July 4, 2014

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.

The World of Kanako

118 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | July 4, 2014

The World of Kanako
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers GyaO, Licri, Gaga Corporation
Original title 渇き。
Directors Seitaro Kai, Tetsuya Nakashima
Writers Nobuhiro Monma, Miako Tadano, Akio Fukamachi, Tetsuya Nakashima

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Akikazu Fujishima

Nana Komatsu

as Kanako Fujishima

Satoshi Tsumabuki

as Detective Asai

清水尋也

as I / Narrator

Fumi Nikaido

as Nami Endo

Ai Hashimoto

as Morishita

Jun Kunimura

as Dr. Tsujimura

Asuka Kurosawa

as Kiriko Fujishima

Munetaka Aoki

as Sakiyama

Joe Odagiri

as Detective Aikawa

Miki Nakatani

as Rie Azuma

Aoi Morikawa

as Tomoko Nagano

Mahiro Takasugi

as Yasuhiro Matsunaga

Shono Hayama

as Seiji Ogata

Hiroki Nakajima

as Shimazu

Daichi Watanabe

as Hiroshi Kawamoto

Ryo Matsuura

as Katsumi

Yumeno Kato

as Yoko

Yoshio Kou

as Yoshinori Chou

Megumi Hatachiya

as Detective Aikawa's Wife

Kaisei Kamimura

as Kanaki

Kazunori Mimura

as Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)

Haruka Saito

as Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)

Megumi Hataraya

as Aikawa's Wife (uncredited)

Shun'ya Ohira

as Matsunaga's Friend (uncredited)

Ayaka Nakata

as Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)

Kanji Furutachi

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Airi Kido

as Middle School Classmate (uncredited)

Monica Sahara

as Party Girl (uncredited)

Daiki Satô

as Party Boy (uncredited)

Kentarô Shimazu

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Aya Takeko

as Woman in Commercial (uncredited)

Hannah Nishino

as Daughter in Commercial (uncredited)

Rena Shimura

as (uncredited)

Sarina Yamada

as (uncredited)

Satoshi Koji

as (uncredited)

Taiki Sato

as (uncredited)

Sonomi Hoshino

as (uncredited)

Hiroshi Kobayashi

as (uncredited)

Kenji Kawahara

as (uncredited)

Haruki Takano

as (uncredited)

Tôru Shinagawa

as (uncredited)

Hinata Shizaki

as (uncredited)

Tezuka Mai

as (uncredited)