The World of Kanako's Official Trailer Compels Your Jaw to Drop and Your Eardrums to Explode

It is time to go farther afield with The World of Kanako. From Japan, this tale of revenge involves a missing student. But, Kanako (Nana Komatsu) might not want to be found. The film's first trailer will test your ear drums as a long list of minor characters are offed in bloody ways. Director Tetsuya Nakashima might be best known for his 2010 thriller Confessions. The World of Kanako is also a thriller, with elements of a mystery. The films' first trailer is hosted below.

The film involves a bizarre father and daughter relationship. Akikazu (Kôji Yakusho) is tasked with finding his daughter, by his ex-wife. But, Akikazu uses violent means to track her down and he now knows very little about Kanako. On the other side of the tracks, Kanako has a reason for hiding from her family.

Drafthouse Films will release this foreign title. Released over a year ago in Japan, The World of Kanako will be available through Video-on-demand in early December. The film will have a further DVD release in 2016. Fans of revenge thrillers can view more on the film below.

Release Date: December 4th, 2015 (Video-on-demand) and 2016 (DVD, Blu-ray).

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima.

Writers: Akio Fukamachi, Tetsuya Nakashima, Miako Tadano and Nobuhiro Monma.

Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu and Satoshi Tsumabuki.



*the runtime is 118 minutes and the release will be unrated.


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