Synopsis
The World of Kanako (Kawaki) (2014) Kanako, a beautiful girl and one of the best students at school, goes missing with all the belongings left behind in her room. Her father Akikazu is now asked by his ex-wife to look for their daughter. He starts a desperate search of Kanako using any means, in the hope of getting his "ideal" family back in place despite the fact that the very reason of the family breakup was because of his problematic personality and behaviors. Following tracks of her past and present and talking to her "friends," he starts to get to know his daughter whom he never knew or didn't even attempt to know. When Akikazu is led to one clue, he realizes the world Kanako was facing beyond his imagination... Can the father find his daughter, and get back his perfect happy family he has dreamed of after all these years? ??Busan International Film Festival

Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination
Worldwide Gross: $6,627,892
Soundtrack: Free Fall (Written by Yôko Kanno)


Tetsuya Nakashima
Kôji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki
2015-12-04 (Japan)
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