The World of Kanako
| The World of Kanako | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tetsuya Nakashima |
| Produced by |
Satomi Kotake Yutaka Suzuki |
| Written by |
Tetsuya Nakashima Nobuhiro Monma Miako Tadano |
| Based on |
Hateshinaki Kawaki by Akio Fukamachi |
| Starring |
Kōji Yakusho Nana Komatsu |
| Music by | Grand Funk Inc. |
| Cinematography | Shoichi Ato |
| Edited by | Yoshiyuki Koike |
Production company |
Gaga Communications |
| Distributed by |
Gaga Communications Wild Bunch |
Release dates |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥377 million |
The World of Kanako (渇き。 Kawaki., lit. "thirst.") is a 2014 Japanese suspense film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, starring Kōji Yakusho and Nana Komatsu.[1] It was released on 4 July 2014.[2][3]
Plot
A former detective Akihiro Fujishima (Kōji Yakusho) tries to search for his daughter Kanako (Nana Komatsu) who has been missing for a few days. He becomes involved in a shocking after he learns about his daughter's secret life.
Cast
- Kōji Yakusho as Akihiro Fujishima
- Nana Komatsu as Kanako Fujishima
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Detective Asai
- Joe Odagiri as Detective Aikawa
- Fumi Nikaidō as Nami Endo (Kanako's ex-middle school classmate, Apocalypse Group member)
- Hiroya Shimizu as I (Kanako's ex-middle school friend)
- Hiroki Nakajima as Shimadu (Kanako's ex-middle school classmate,Bully)
- Ai Hashimoto as Emi Morishita (Kanako's high school friend)
- Asuka Kurosawa as Kiriko (Akikazu ex-wife, Kanako's mother)
- Miki Nakatani as Rie Azuma (Kanako's ex-homeroom teacher at middle school)
- Hitoshi Hoshino as Seiji Ogata (Kanako's ex-boyfriend from middle school)
- Mahiro Takasugi as Yasuhiro Matsunaga (Kanako's ex-middle school classmate, leader of Apocalypse Group)
- Jun Kunimura as Tsujimura (psychiatrist)
- Munetaka Aoki as Sakiyama (underboss of Ishimaru Gang)
- Aoi Morikawa as Tomoko Nagano (Kanako's high school friend)
- Yasuo Koh as Cho (capitalist)
- Megumi Hachitaya as Aikawa's Wife
- Daichi watanabe as Hiroshi Kawamoto (Store Staff)
- Shouno Hayama as Blond Boy (Apocalypse Group member)
Music
- César Franck - "Panis Angelicus"[4]
- Antonín Dvořák - "Song to the Moon"[4]
- Dempagumi.inc - "Den Den Passion"[4]
- Trippple Nippples - "LSD"[4]
- Daoko - "Fog"[4]
- Fusanosuke Kondo - "I Love You, OK"[4]
- Seiko Matsuda - "Sweet Memories"[4]
- Dean Martin - "Everybody Loves Somebody"[4]
Reception
The film earned $1.1 million during its opening weekend, and debuted at No. 4 at the Japanese box office.[5] It has grossed ¥377 million in Japan.[6]
Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.[7]
References
- ↑ Noh, Jean (6 February 2014). "Gaga launches sales on Tetsuya Nakashima's The World of Kanako". Screen International.
- ↑ Kevin Ma (15 May 2014). "Hot Japanese Genre Films in Cannes". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ 渇き。 (2014). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 【曲リスト】中島哲也『渇き。』の選曲がぶっ飛んでいる. Qetic (in Japanese). 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (July 4, 2014). "Ultra-Violence of ‘World of Kanako’ Stirs Japanese Box Office, Online Uproar". Vairety.
- ↑ Kevin Ma (8 July 2014). "Maleficent dethrones Frozen in Japan". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (26 June 2014). "'Kawaki' (The World of Kanako)". The Japan Times.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Kawaki. at the Internet Movie Database
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