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The Wings of the Kirin
The Wings of the Kirin (麒麟の翼 〜劇場版・新参者〜, Kirin no Tsubasa: Gekijōban Shinzanmono) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Doi.[3][4]
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Film poster advertising this film in Japan | |
| Directed by | Nobuhiro Doi |
| Based on | The Wings of the Kirin by Keigo Higashino[1] |
| Starring | Hiroshi Abe Yui Aragaki Junpei Mizobata Rena Tanaka Kiichi Nakai |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $19,773,978[2] |
Plot edit
A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...
Cast edit
- Hiroshi Abe
- Yui Aragaki
- Kiichi Nakai
- Junpei Mizobata
- Rena Tanaka
- Tori Matsuzaka
- Kento Yamazaki
- Seiya
- Seika Taketomi
- Takahiro Miura
- Hitori Gekidan
- Meisa Kuroki
- Natsuko Akiyama
- Tsutomu Yamazaki (Special appearance)
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Shingo Tsurumi
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Tokio Emoto
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Wings of the Kirin". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ "The Wings of the Kirin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Abe Hiroshi, Aragaki Yui, and Mizobata Junpei announces the completion of "Kirin no Tsubasa" filming". Tokyohive.com. 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ 麒麟の翼 劇場版・新参者. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-30.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Wings of the Kirin at IMDb