The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2014-07-04
Duration:118 min
Country:Japan
Director:Tetsuya Nakashima
Actors:Koji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Hiroya Shimizu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Joe Odagiri
Production:GYAO, Licri, GAGA Corporation

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.

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