Short synopsis : When perfect high school student Kanako goes missing, her father's search leads him step by step into the hellish underworld of his daughter's secret life…

Long synopsis : When beautiful straight-A high school student Kanako goes missing, her mother asks ex-husband Fujishima - a drifting, irresponsible former cop - to find their daughter. He embarks on a desperate search in the hope of reuniting his ‘perfect family’ - by any means necessary. But as his investigation progresses, Fujishima starts to discover the darkness that lies behind his daughter’s impeccable façade. Clue by clue, revelation by revelation, he starts his descent into the hellish underworld of Kanako’s secret life… Tetsuya Nakashima follows his internationally-lauded box office hit “Confessions” (multiple Japan Academy Prize winner 2011; Best Asian Film, Hong Kong Film Awards 2011) with an intense, shocking, psychedelic journey into the world of city youngsters insatiably hungry for ever wilder, ever more delirious sensations…

Cast

• Kôji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Jô Odagiri, Fumi Nikaidô, Ai Hashimoto

Crew

• Producer(s): Satomi Odake, Yutaka Suzuki
• Director(s): Tetsuya Nakashima
• Screenplay: Tetsuya Nakashima, Miako Tadano, Nobuhiro Monma, Akio Fukamachi
• DP: Shôichi Atô
• Editing: Yoshiyuki Koike

• Original Title: KAWAKI
• Genre(s): Crime, Drama


• Production company: GAGA CORPORATION
• Production date: 2014
• Language: Japanese
• Duration: 118 min
• Image Ratio: 0.00

• L'Étrange Festival 2014
  
• Toronto International Film Festival 2014
  
• Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2014
  
• Austin Fantastic Fest 2014
  Award(s) : Fantastic Features
• Festival do Rio 2014
  
• Busan International Film Festival 2014
  
• Sitges Film Festival 2014
  Award(s) : Best Actor
• Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2014
  
• BFI London Film Festival 2014
  
• Chicago International Film Festival 2014
  
• Hawaii International Film Festival 2014
  
• Five Flavours Film Festival 2014
  
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014
  
• Gijon International Film Festival 2014
  
• International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015