The World of Kanako
- Original title
- Kawaki (The World of Kanako)
- Year
- 2014
- Running time
- 118 min.
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Tetsuya Nakashima. Novel: Akio Fukamachi
- Cast
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- Kôji Yakusho
- Nana Komatsu
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Asuka Kurosawa
- Jô Odagiri
- Fumi Nikaido
- Miki Nakatani
- Ai Hashimoto
- Jun Kunimura
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- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Mystery. Drama | Crime. Family Relationships. Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Sexual Abuse
- Synopsis
- When beautiful straight-A high school student Kanako goes missing, her mother asks ex-husband Akikazu - a drifting, irresponsible former cop - to find their daughter. Akikazu begins a desperate search in the hope of reuniting his ‘perfect family’ - by any means necessary. But as his investigation progresses, Akikazu starts to discover the darkness that lies behind his daughter’s impeccable façade.
- Awards
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2014: Sitges Film Festival: Best Actor (Yakusho)2015: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year.
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