The World of Kanako (2014)

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Say goodbye to reason.

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.

Released: 2014-07-04
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 58m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 230 votes

Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima.

Top cast

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

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Where to watch The World of Kanako

United States: stream on Fandor, ARROW; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Rakuten TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV
Canada: stream on Fandor, ARROW; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV

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