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The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako

"Say goodbye to reason."

6.4(191 votes)
2014
1h 58m
MysteryCrimeThriller

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.

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Production

Revenue:$6,457,479
Companies:
GYAO
Licri
GAGA Corporation

Languages

Original:ja
Spoken:
Japanese

Reviews

ColinJ

8/10

A visual and emotional sledghammer of a movie.

2/16/2017

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