The World of Kanako (渇き。, Kawaki., lit. "thirst.") is a 2014 Japanese suspense film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, starring Kōji Yakusho and Nana Komatsu.[1] It was released on 4 July 2014,[2][3] and is based on the novel Hateshinaki Kawaki (果てしなき渇き, "Endless Thirst") by Akio Fukamachi.
Akikazu Fujishima (Kōji Yakusho) is a former detective who lost his job, marriage and daughter after having a violent reaction to his wife's infidelity. Since then, he has become a dysfunctional, unstable alcoholic. Many years later, his ex-wife Kiriko (Asuka Kurosawa) contacts him to tell him that his daughter Kanako (Nana Komatsu) has gone missing. Akikazu begins investigating the disappearance, with police detective Asai (Satoshi Tsumabuki) ostensibly helping but in truth rarely involving himself in the search. Akikazu's methods involve harassing and intimidating those he speaks to, including Kanako's former classmates and teacher (Miki Nakatani), but none of them are forthcoming. Nonetheless, he discovers that she had become involved with drug users, and suspects that they made her into an addict.
Flashbacks to three years prior reveal how Sigon (Hiroya Shimizu) in Kanako's middle school had fallen in love with her, as she was the only kid who didn't bully or ostracize him. Sigon, knowing Kanako had been in love with a former student named Ogata, wanted her to feel the same way for him. This desire eventually leads him to attend a party with her, where he is drugged and raped. Sigon then tracks down Kanako and contemplates killing her, but is unable to. She embraces him, before an unidentified figure stabs Sigon in the neck, killing him.
In the present, Akikazu is eventually captured by the Yakuza, who torture and kill Kanako's gang member friend Matsunaga (Mahiro Takasugi) in front of him. Matsunaga informs Akikazu as to how Ogata was a "weak boy with a cute face" so they kidnapped him and allowed old men to rape him, which caused him to commit suicide. Kanako, having been in love with Ogata, befriended the group in order to exact revenge. Even knowing about Kanako's intentions and lack of feelings for anyone or anything, Matsunaga had fallen in love with Kanako and helped her to steal the photos. The Yakuza inform Akikazu that the police are also involved in the prostitution ring and that Detective Aikawa (Joe Odagiri) had killed several of Kanako's criminal friends in an attempt at a cover-up. They provide Akikazu with a gun and send him to Aikawa's home.
Akikazu rapes Aikawa's wife, then takes her and her son hostage to meet Aikawa. The two have a bloody fight, during which Aikawa kills his wife, but both men survive. The police, including Detective Asai, arrive on the scene, and kill Aikawa. Akikazu hits Asai with his car and escapes.
Akikazu returns to the teacher that he questioned much earlier, having realized that her daughter was one of the children being raped in Kanako's photos, and that she had killed Kanako in revenge. He forces her to dig up the grave that she buried Kanako in, but its location has been lost due to recent snowfall. While the teacher insists that his search for his daughter's body is futile and tries to escape, Akikazu continues to dig, refusing to acknowledge that his daughter is dead. The film ends as he vows to kill her himself.
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The World of Kanako 渇き Kawaki lit thirst is a 2014 Japanese suspense film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima starring Kōji Yakusho and Nana Komatsu 1 It was released on 4 July 2014 2 3 and is based on the novel Hateshinaki Kawaki 果てしなき渇き Endless Thirst by Akio Fukamachi The World of KanakoPosterDirected byTetsuya NakashimaScreenplay byTetsuya Nakashima Nobuhiro Monma Miako TadanoBased onHateshinaki Kawakiby Akio FukamachiProduced bySatomi Kotake Yutaka SuzukiStarringKōji Yakusho Nana Komatsu Satoshi Tsumabuki Joe Odagiri Fumi Nikaidō Ai Hashimoto Asuka Kurosawa Miki NakataniCinematographyShoichi AtoEdited byYoshiyuki KoikeMusic byGrand Funk Inc ProductioncompanyGaga CommunicationsDistributed byGaga CommunicationsWild BunchRelease datesJune 27 2014 2014 06 27 Premiere July 4 2014 2014 07 04 original release Japan Japan Running time118 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBox office 750 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Music 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditAkikazu Fujishima Kōji Yakusho is a former detective who lost his job marriage and daughter after having a violent reaction to his wife s infidelity Since then he has become a dysfunctional unstable alcoholic Many years later his ex wife Kiriko Asuka Kurosawa contacts him to tell him that his daughter Kanako Nana Komatsu has gone missing Akikazu begins investigating the disappearance with police detective Asai Satoshi Tsumabuki ostensibly helping but in truth rarely involving himself in the search Akikazu s methods involve harassing and intimidating those he speaks to including Kanako s former classmates and teacher Miki Nakatani but none of them are forthcoming Nonetheless he discovers that she had become involved with drug users and suspects that they made her into an addict Flashbacks to three years prior reveal how Sigon Hiroya Shimizu in Kanako s middle school had fallen in love with her as she was the only kid who didn t bully or ostracize him Sigon knowing Kanako had been in love with a former student named Ogata wanted her to feel the same way for him This desire eventually leads him to attend a party with her where he is drugged and raped Sigon then tracks down Kanako and contemplates killing her but is unable to She embraces him before an unidentified figure stabs Sigon in the neck killing him In the present Akikazu is eventually captured by the Yakuza who torture and kill Kanako s gang member friend Matsunaga Mahiro Takasugi in front of him Matsunaga informs Akikazu as to how Ogata was a weak boy with a cute face so they kidnapped him and allowed old men to rape him which caused him to commit suicide Kanako having been in love with Ogata befriended the group in order to exact revenge Even knowing about Kanako s intentions and lack of feelings for anyone or anything Matsunaga had fallen in love with Kanako and helped her to steal the photos The Yakuza inform Akikazu that the police are also involved in the prostitution ring and that Detective Aikawa Joe Odagiri had killed several of Kanako s criminal friends in an attempt at a cover up They provide Akikazu with a gun and send him to Aikawa s home Akikazu rapes Aikawa s wife then takes her and her son hostage to meet Aikawa The two have a bloody fight during which Aikawa kills his wife but both men survive The police including Detective Asai arrive on the scene and kill Aikawa Akikazu hits Asai with his car and escapes Akikazu returns to the teacher that he questioned much earlier having realized that her daughter was one of the children being raped in Kanako s photos and that she had killed Kanako in revenge He forces her to dig up the grave that she buried Kanako in but its location has been lost due to recent snowfall While the teacher insists that his search for his daughter s body is futile and tries to escape Akikazu continues to dig refusing to acknowledge that his daughter is dead The film ends as he vows to kill her himself Cast EditKōji Yakusho as Akikazu Fujishima Nana Komatsu as Kanako Fujishima Satoshi Tsumabuki as Detective Asai Joe Odagiri as Detective Aikawa Fumi Nikaidō as Nami Endo Kanako s ex middle school classmate Apocalypse Group member Hiroya Shimizu as Sigon Kanako s ex middle school friend Hiroki Nakajima as Shimatsu Kanako s ex middle school classmate bully Ai Hashimoto as Emi Morishita Kanako s high school friend Asuka Kurosawa as Kiriko Akikazu ex wife Kanako s mother Miki Nakatani as Rie Azuma Kanako s ex homeroom teacher at middle school Hitoshi Hoshino as Seiji Ogata Kanako s ex boyfriend from middle school Mahiro Takasugi as Yasuhiro Matsunaga Kanako s ex middle school classmate leader of Apocalypse Group Jun Kunimura as Tsujimura psychiatrist Munetaka Aoki as Sakiyama underboss of Ishimaru Gang Aoi Morikawa as Tomoko Nagano Kanako s high school friend Yasuo Koh as Cho capitalist Megumi Hatachiya as Aikawa s Wife Daichi Watanabe as Hiroshi Kawamoto Store Staff Shouno Hayama as Blond Boy Apocalypse Group member Music EditCesar Franck Panis angelicus 4 Antonin Dvorak Song to the Moon 4 Dempagumi inc Den Den Passion 4 Trippple Nippples LSD 4 Daoko FOG 4 Fusanosuke Kondo I Love You OK 4 Seiko Matsuda Sweet Memories 4 Dean Martin Everybody Loves Somebody 4 Mai Yamane House of the Rising Sun Reception EditThe film earned 1 1 million during its opening weekend and debuted at No 4 at the Japanese box office 5 It has grossed 377 million in Japan 6 Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 3 out of 5 stars 7 References Edit Noh Jean 6 February 2014 Gaga launches sales on Tetsuya Nakashima s The World of Kanako Screen International Kevin Ma 15 May 2014 Hot Japanese Genre Films in Cannes Film Business Asia Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 15 May 2014 渇き 2014 allcinema net in Japanese Stingray Retrieved 15 May 2014 a b c d e f g h 曲リスト 中島哲也 渇き の選曲がぶっ飛んでいる Qetic in Japanese 24 June 2014 Schilling Mark July 4 2014 Ultra Violence of World of Kanako Stirs Japanese Box Office Online Uproar Variety Kevin Ma 8 July 2014 Maleficent dethrones Frozen in Japan Film Business Asia Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 9 July 2014 Schilling Mark 26 June 2014 Kawaki The World of Kanako The Japan Times External links EditOfficial website in Japanese The World of Kanako media release Kawaki at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The World of Kanako amp oldid 1130659097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
