The World of Kanako
2014 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 6.4 · 62% critics
After a teenage girl vanishes, her estranged father—a volatile former police officer—launches a relentless search at her mother’s request. As he questions classmates and digs into her private world, his image of a “perfect” child unravels, exposing a web of troubling secrets and a family already fractured by violence.
Based on Q92111918
Also known as Thirst
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Details
- Original title
- 渇き。
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-07-04
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (218 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bleak, aggressive mystery about family dysfunction and hidden lives, with a challenging structure; Not for you if you dislike graphic cruelty or messy plotting, similar to It Comes or The Third Murder.
Pros: gripping psychological mystery; intense, unsettling tone; strong performances | Cons: confusing timeline shifts; uneven plot logic; extreme violence throughout
Themes
- japan
- drug abuse
- obsession
- yakuza
- bullying
- dysfunctional family
- alcoholism
- ex-cop
- police corruption
- psychological thriller
- relationship
- secret life
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Koji Yakusho
as Akikazu Fujishima
Nana Komatsu
as Kanako Fujishima
Hiroya Shimizu
as I / Narrator
Satoshi Tsumabuki
as Detective Asai
Joe Odagiri
as Detective Aikawa
Asuka Kurosawa
as Kiriko Fujishima
Jun Kunimura
as Dr. Tsujimura
Munetaka Aoki
as Sakiyama
Megumi Hatachiya
as Detective Aikawa's Wife
Ai Hashimoto
as Morishita
Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima