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The World of Kanako (2014)

Say goodbye to reason.

Genre : Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Tetsuya Nakashima
Writer : Tetsuya Nakashima, Miako Tadano, Nobuhiro Monma

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)
Shun'ya Ohira
Shun'ya 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)
Kentarô Shimazu
Kentarô Shimazu
Police Officer (uncredited)
Aya Takekō
Aya Takekō
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)
Tôru Shinagawa
Tôru Shinagawa
(uncredited)
Hinata Shizaki
Hinata Shizaki
(uncredited)
Tezuka Mai
Tezuka Mai
(uncredited)

Crews

Tetsuya Nakashima
Tetsuya Nakashima
Director
Akio Fukamachi
Akio Fukamachi
Novel
Tatsumi Yoda
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki
Executive Producer
Shôichi Atô
Shôichi Atô
Director of Photography
Toshihiro Isomi
Toshihiro Isomi
Art Direction
Masahito Yano
Masahito Yano
Sound Designer
Yoshiyuki Koike
Yoshiyuki Koike
Editor
Naohito Miyamoto
Naohito Miyamoto
Executive Producer
Kazuo Nakanishi
Kazuo Nakanishi
Executive Producer
Satomi Odake
Satomi Odake
Producer
Toshiharu Nakamae
Toshiharu Nakamae
Production Design
Seitaro Kai
Seitaro Kai
Assistant Director
Tetsuya Nakashima
Tetsuya Nakashima
Screenplay
Miako Tadano
Miako Tadano
Screenplay
Nobuhiro Monma
Nobuhiro Monma
Screenplay
Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno
Original Music Composer
Shin Takakura
Shin Takakura
Gaffer
Masahito Yano
Masahito Yano
Sound Recordist
Toyohiko Kanahashi
Toyohiko Kanahashi
Music Producer
Kenji Kato
Kenji Kato
Line Producer
Eiji Murano
Eiji Murano
Associate Producer
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki
Producer
Hiromi Shintani
Hiromi Shintani
Costume Designer
China Hayashi
China Hayashi
Set Decoration
Satoshi Yamazaki
Satoshi Yamazaki
Hairstylist
Satoshi Yamazaki
Satoshi Yamazaki
Makeup Artist
Gabriele Conti
Gabriele Conti
Assistant Sound Engineer
Mizuki Ito
Mizuki Ito
Sound Designer
Marco Streccioni
Marco Streccioni
Sound Engineer
Masahito Yano
Masahito Yano
Sound
Takayuki Masuo
Takayuki Masuo
CGI Director
Takayuki Masuo
Takayuki Masuo
Visual Effects Supervisor
Masahide Yanagawase
Masahide Yanagawase
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kumiko Hosokawa
Kumiko Hosokawa
Casting
Junjiro Kurosawa
Junjiro Kurosawa
Casting
Gabriele Conti
Gabriele Conti
Score Engineer
Marco Streccioni
Marco Streccioni
Score Engineer

Trailers and other movies

The World of Kanako Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Kôji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu Movie HD

Posters and backgrounds

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