The World of Kanako

Friday, February 6 - Saturday, February 7, 2026

An uncompromising revenge thriller of operatic scope, THE WORLD OF KANAKO is a non-stop visual and emotional assault to the senses as it follows troubled ex-detective Akikazu (Kôji Yakusho, 13 Assassins, Babel) on the hunt for his missing teenage daughter, Kanako. What he discovers in his search is an unsettling and harrowing web of depravity––surrounding both Kanako and himself. As Akikazu stumbles along a shocking trail of drugs, sex and violence, he finds himself woefully unprepared for the revelations that affect all he holds dear.

Screening as part of Waverly Midnights: Lost… and Found

• Country Japan
• Language Japanese
• Year 2014
• Running Time 118 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Drafthouse Films
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Joe Odagiri, Fumi Nikaido

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