The World of Kanako

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2014 PG-13 1h 58m
6.5 /10
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The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako
Genre
MysteryCrimeThriller
Plot

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.

Director
Writers
Tetsuya NakashimaMiako TadanoNobuhiro Monma
Stars
Koji YakushoNana KomatsuHiroya Shimizu

Cast & Crew

Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
Akikazu Fujishima
Nana Komatsu
Nana Komatsu
Kanako Fujishima
Hiroya Shimizu
Hiroya Shimizu
I / Narrator
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Detective Asai
Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri
Detective Aikawa
Asuka Kurosawa
Asuka Kurosawa
Kiriko Fujishima
Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Dr. Tsujimura
Munetaka Aoki
Munetaka Aoki
Sakiyama
Megumi Hatachiya
Megumi Hatachiya
Detective Aikawa's Wife
Ai Hashimoto
Ai Hashimoto
Morishita
Fumi Nikaido
Fumi Nikaido
Nami Endo
Miki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani
Rie Azuma
Aoi Morikawa
Aoi Morikawa
Tomoko Nagano
Mahiro Takasugi
Mahiro Takasugi
Yasuhiro Matsunaga
Shono Hayama
Shono Hayama
Seiji Ogata
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Jin Hoshino
Ogata
Hiroki Nakajima
Hiroki Nakajima
Shimazu
Daichi Watanabe
Daichi Watanabe
Hiroshi Kawamoto
Ryo Matsuura
Ryo Matsuura
Katsumi
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Yumeno Kato
Yoko
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Yoshio Kou
Yoshinori Chou
Kaisei Kamimura
Kaisei Kamimura
Kanaki
Kazunori Mimura
Kazunori Mimura
Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)
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Haruka Saito
Shimazu's Friend (uncredited)
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Megumi Hataraya
Aikawa's Wife (uncredited)
Shunya Ohira
Shunya 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)
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Monica Sahara
Party Girl (uncredited)
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Daiki Satô
Party Boy (uncredited)
Kentarō Shimazu
Kentarō Shimazu
Police Officer (uncredited)
Aya Takeko
Aya Takeko
Woman in Commercial (uncredited)
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Hannah Nishino
Daughter in Commercial (uncredited)
Rena Shimura
Rena Shimura
(uncredited)
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Sarina Yamada
(uncredited)
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Satoshi Koji
(uncredited)
Taiki Sato
Taiki Sato
(uncredited)
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Sonomi Hoshino
(uncredited)
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Hiroshi Kobayashi
(uncredited)
Kenji Kawahara
Kenji Kawahara
(uncredited)
Haruki Takano
Haruki Takano
(uncredited)
Tōru Shinagawa
Tōru Shinagawa
(uncredited)
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Hinata Shizaki
(uncredited)
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Mai Tezuka
(uncredited)
Maika Ohtsu
Maika Ohtsu
Family restaurant girl
User Reviews
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Alunauwie
9
23 Sep 2025

The World of Kanako, adapted from Akio Fukamachi’s novel Endless Thirst, delivers a disturbing yet powerful portrayal of teenage darkness and broken f...

ColinJ
ColinJ
8
16 Feb 2017

A visual and emotional sledghammer of a movie.

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