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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 ... TheWorldofKanako FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2014JapanesesuspensefilmbyTetsuyaNakashima TheWorldofKanakoPosterDirectedbyTetsuyaNakashimaScreenplaybyTetsuyaNakashimaNobuhiroMonmaMiakoTadanoBasedonHateshinakiKawakibyAkioFukamachiProducedbySatomiKotakeYutakaSuzukiStarringKōjiYakushoNanaKomatsuCinematographyShoichiAtoEditedbyYoshiyukiKoikeMusicbyGrandFunkInc.ProductioncompanyGagaCommunicationsDistributedbyGagaCommunicationsWildBunchReleasedates June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)(Premiere) July 4, 2014 (2014-07-04)(originalrelease) Japan (Japan) Runningtime118minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBoxoffice¥750million TheWorldofKanako(渇き。

,Kawaki.,lit."thirst.")isa2014JapanesesuspensefilmdirectedbyTetsuyaNakashima,starringKōjiYakushoandNanaKomatsu.[1]Itwasreleasedon4July2014,[2][3]andisbasedonthenovelHateshinakiKawaki(果てしなき渇き,"EndlessThirst")byAkioFukamachi. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Music 4Reception 5References 6Externallinks Plot[edit] AkikazuFujishima(KōjiYakusho)isaformerdetectivewholosthisjob,marriageanddaughterafterhavingaviolentreactiontohiswife'sinfidelity.Sincethen,hehasbecomeadysfunctional,unstablealcoholic.Manyyearslater,hisex-wifeKiriko(AsukaKurosawa)contactshimtotellhimthathisdaughterKanako(NanaKomatsu)hasgonemissing.Akikazubeginsinvestigatingthedisappearance,withpolicedetectiveAsai(SatoshiTsumabuki)ostensiblyhelpingbutintruthrarelyinvolvinghimselfinthesearch.Akikazu'smethodsinvolveharassingandintimidatingthosehespeaksto,includingKanako'sformerclassmatesandteacher(MikiNakatani),butnoneofthemareforthcoming.Nonetheless,hediscoversthatshehadbecomeinvolvedwithdrugusers,andsuspectsthattheymadeherintoanaddict. FlashbackstothreeyearspriorrevealhowSigon(HiroyaShimizu)inKanako'smiddleschoolhadfalleninlovewithher,asshewastheonlykidwhodidn'tbullyorostracizehim.Sigon,knowingKanakohadbeeninlovewithaformerstudentnamedOgata,wantedhertofeelthesamewayforhim.Thisdesireeventuallyleadshimtoattendapartywithher,whereheisdruggedandraped.SigonthentracksdownKanakoandcontemplateskillingher,butisunableto.Sheembraceshim,beforeanunidentifiedfigurestabsSigonintheneck,killinghim. Inthepresent,AkikazuiseventuallycapturedbytheYakuza,whotortureandkillKanako'sgangmemberfriendMatsunaga(MahiroTakasugi)infrontofhim.MatsunagainformsAkikazuastohowOgatawasa"weakboywithacuteface"sotheykidnappedhimandallowedoldmentorapehim,whichcausedhimtocommitsuicide.Kanako,havingbeeninlovewithOgata,befriendedthegroupinordertoexactrevenge.DuetoOgata'sdeathorperhapsexacerbatedbyitKanakoiscompletelyemotionlesswhicheasilyallowshertobecomeinvolvedwiththechildprostitutionring,andmanipulateotherkids(alongwiththeunnamedstudent)tousedrugsanddrink,thusallowingoldermentorapethem.EvenknowingaboutKanakosintentionsandlackoffeelingsforanyoneoranything,MatsunagahadfalleninlovewithKanakoandhelpedhertostealthephotos.TheYakuzainformAkikazuthatthepolicearealsoinvolvedintheprostitutionringandthatDetectiveAikawa(JoeOdagiri)hadkilledseveralofKanako'scriminalfriendsinanattemptatacover-up.TheyprovideAkikazuwithagunandsendhimtoAikawa'shome. AkikazurapesAikawa'swife,thentakesherandhersonhostagetomeetAikawa.Thetwohaveabloodyfight,duringwhichAikawakillshiswife,butbothmensurvive.Thepolice,includingDetectiveAsai,arriveonthescene,andkillAikawa.AkikazuhitsAsaiwithhiscarandescapes. Akikazureturnstotheteacherthathequestionedmuchearlier,havingrealizedthatherdaughterwasoneofthechildrenbeingrapedinKanako'sphotos,andthatshehadkilledKanakoinrevenge.HeforceshertodigupthegravethatsheburiedKanakoin,butitslocationhasbeenlostduetorecentsnowfall.Whiletheteacherinsiststhathissearchforhisdaughter'sbodyisfutileandtriestoescape,Akikazucontinuestodig,refusingtoacknowledgethathisdaughterisdead.Thefilmendsashevowstokillherhimself. Cast[edit] KōjiYakushoasAkikazuFujishima NanaKomatsuasKanakoFujishima SatoshiTsumabukiasDetectiveAsai JoeOdagiriasDetectiveAikawa FumiNikaidōasNamiEndo(Kanako'sex-middleschoolclassmate,ApocalypseGroupmember) HiroyaShimizuasSigon(Kanako'sex-middleschoolfriend) HirokiNakajimaasShimatsu(Kanako'sex-middleschoolclassmate,bully) AiHashimotoasEmiMorishita(Kanako'shighschoolfriend) AsukaKurosawaasKiriko(Akikazuex-wife,Kanako'smother) MikiNakataniasRieAzuma(Kanako'sex-homeroomteacheratmiddleschool) HitoshiHoshinoasSeijiOgata(Kanako'sex-boyfriendfrommiddleschool) MahiroTakasugiasYasuhiroMatsunaga(Kanako'sex-middleschoolclassmate,leaderofApocalypseGroup) JunKunimuraasTsujimura(psychiatrist) MunetakaAokiasSakiyama(underbossofIshimaruGang) AoiMorikawaasTomokoNagano(Kanako'shighschoolfriend) YasuoKohasCho(capitalist) MegumiHatachiyaasAikawa'sWife DaichiWatanabeasHiroshiKawamoto(StoreStaff) ShounoHayamaasBlondBoy(ApocalypseGroupmember) Music[edit] CésarFranck-"Panisangelicus"[4] AntonínDvořák-"SongtotheMoon"[4] Dempagumi.inc-"DenDenPassion"[4] TripppleNippples-"LSD"[4] Daoko-"FOG"[4] FusanosukeKondo-"ILoveYou,OK"[4] SeikoMatsuda-"SweetMemories"[4] DeanMartin-"EverybodyLovesSomebody"[4] MaiYamane-"HouseoftheRisingSun" Reception[edit] Thefilmearned$1.1millionduringitsopeningweekend,anddebutedatNo.4attheJapaneseboxoffice.[5]Ithasgrossed¥377millioninJapan.[6] MarkSchillingofTheJapanTimesgavethefilm3outof5stars.[7] References[edit] ^Noh,Jean(6February2014)."GagalaunchessalesonTetsuyaNakashima'sTheWorldofKanako".ScreenInternational. ^KevinMa(15May2014)."HotJapaneseGenreFilmsinCannes".FilmBusinessAsia.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17May2014.Retrieved15May2014. ^渇き。

(2014).allcinema.net(inJapanese).Stingray.Retrieved15May2014. ^abcdefgh【曲リスト】中島哲也『渇き。

』の選曲がぶっ飛んでいる.Qetic(inJapanese).24June2014. ^Schilling,Mark(July4,2014)."Ultra-Violenceof'WorldofKanako'StirsJapaneseBoxOffice,OnlineUproar".Variety. ^KevinMa(8July2014)."MaleficentdethronesFrozeninJapan".FilmBusinessAsia.Archivedfromtheoriginalon14July2014.Retrieved9July2014. ^Schilling,Mark(26June2014)."'Kawaki'(TheWorldofKanako)".TheJapanTimes. Externallinks[edit] Officialwebsite(inJapanese) TheWorldofKanakomediarelease Kawaki.atIMDb vteFilmsdirectedbyTetsuyaNakashima Bakayaro!I'mPlentyMad(1988) KamikazeGirls(2004) MemoriesofMatsuko(2006) PacoandtheMagicalBook(2008) Confessions(2010) TheWorldofKanako(2014) ItComes(2018) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_World_of_Kanako&oldid=1098619818" Categories:2014filmsJapanesecrimefilmsFilmsdirectedbyTetsuyaNakashimaHiddencategories:CS1usesJapanese-languagescript(ja)CS1Japanese-languagesources(ja)ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataTemplatefilmdatewith3releasedatesArticlescontainingJapanese-languagetextArticleswithJapanese-languagesources(ja)IMDbIDsameasWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages Deutschفارسی한국어BahasaIndonesia日本語中文 Editlinks