Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: MVD15574BR
- Format: Blu-ray
- UPC: 760137155744
- Street Date: 07/09/24
- PreBook Date: 06/04/24
- Label: Drafthouse »
- Genre: Mystery/Thriller
- Run Time: 118 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: 5.1 SURROUND
- Year of Production: 2014
- Region Code: 1
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
- Language: Japanese
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Koji Yakusho
- Nana Komatsu
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
- Producer: Satomi Odake
- Producer: Yutaka Suzuki
- Producers: Satomi Odake
- Producers: Yutaka Suzuki
Product Assets
The World Of Kanako
THE WORLD OF KANAKO follows ex-detective Akikazu on the hunt for his daughter, Kanako which leads to a shocking trail of sex and violence.
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An uncompromising thriller of operatic scope, THE WORLD OF KANAKO is a nonstop visual and emotional assault to the senses as it follows ex-detective Akikazu on the hunt for his daughter, Kanako. What he discovers is a web of depravity surrounding both Kanako and himself. As he stumbles along a shocking trail of drugs, sex and violence, he finds himself unprepared for the shocking revelations.
Media
Bonus Materials
- In Japanese with English subtitles
- The Making of The World of Kanako (1080p; 1.78:1; 31:25): Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. In Japanese with English subtitles.
- Interview with actress Nana Komatsu (1080p; 1.78:1; 34:46): In Japanese with English subtitles.
- Interview with author Akio Fukamachi (1080p; 1.78:1; 7:51): In Japanese with English subtitles.
Sales Points
- 2015 Limited Theatrical Release (over $15,000.00 in domestic box office)
- From writer / director Tetsuya Nakashima (Confessions, Kamikaze Girls)
- Stars Kôji Yakusho (13 Assassins), Nana Komatsu (Silence), Satoshi Tsumabuki (The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift) and Fumi Nikaidô (Why Don't You Play in Hell?)
- 2015 Awards of the Japanese Academy WINNER! (Newcomer of Year, Nana Komatsu)
- 2014 Austin Fantastic Fest WINNER! (Best Screenplay)
- 2014 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival WINNER! (Best Actor, Kôji Yakusho)
Press Quotes
It's a rush, albeit a dark and ever more disturbing one, kind of like taking some bad acid and mainlining Seijun Suzuki's greatest hits while being battered about the face and neck by a gang of yakuza thugs rolling hard on equally awful ecstasy.
—Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
Yakusho's breathless, riveting performance grounds The World of Kanako even as it threatens to devolve into an unbearable series of nihilistic plot twists and gory set pieces.
—Simon Abrams, Village Voice
