Japan Synopsis
渇き。
“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.
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
546 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The World of Kanako sits at position #371.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The World of Kanako. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From GYAO
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The World of Kanako premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,083 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #302 of 426 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | GYAO, Licri, GAGA Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | July 4, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3108158 |
| Official Site | kawaki.gaga.ne.jp |