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The World of Kanako (2014)
Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima
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Overview
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.
Length 118 minutes
Actors
Koji Yakusho | Nana Komatsu | Satoshi Tsumabuki | Hiroya Shimizu | Fumi Nikaidô | Ai Hashimoto | Jun Kunimura | Asuka Kurosawa | Munetaka Aoki | Joe Odagiri | Miki Nakatani | Aoi Morikawa | Mahiro Takasugi | Shôno Hayama | Hiroki Nakajima | Daichi Watanabe | Ryo Matsuura | Yumeno Kato | Yoshio Kou | Megumi Hatachiya | Kaisei Kamimura | Kazunori Mimura | Haruka Saito | Megumi Hataraya | Shun'ya Ohira | Ayaka Nakata | Kanji Furutachi | Airi Kido | Monica Sahara | Daiki Satô | Kentarô Shimazu | Aya Takekou | Hannah Nishino | Rena Shimura | Sarina Yamada | Satoshi Koji | Taiki Sato | Sonomi Hoshino | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Kenji Kawahara | Haruki Takano | Tôru Shinagawa | Hinata Shizaki | Tezuka Mai | Maika Ohtsu
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2015 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
An over-the-top, violent romp through the wrong side of family life and youth culture in Japan. Because the protagonist is almost as vile as everyone else, and certainly as much to blame for the outcomes, as a viewer you take a further step back from the film and watch a bit more dispassionately.
That, coupled with the increasing descent into more and more ludicrousness, kept me from enjoying it as much as I wanted to. But still a fun, disturbing watch. Might make an interesting double feature coupled with Springbreakers.
My sixth film of Denver Film Fest.
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