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I have no idea what to say. It's impossible not to go "What The Hell" like, a 100 times until the end of the movie. I can't even describe it.

===1. STORY - 6/10===

The story's pretty much about a father searching for his lost daughter, who has been missing for about a week. Every step closer to finding his daughter, sheds a new light on his daughter's true colours. Quite an adventure. It gave me new ideas and tips on to how to create a real thrilling story.

The downside is, watching this movie made me walk over to a corner, get down into a fetus position, and rock back and forth. It was REALLY violent, REALLY disturbing, ABSOLUTELY depressing and OVER THE TOP disgusting.

The upside is, however, was it wasn't one of those films with random killing and stuff. The movie actually had a story. Everything'll be explained throughout the movie until the credits. All they did was add a little more bonkers into every action they did.

===2. ACTING - 9/10===

The acting however, was absolutely fantastic. Akikazu, Kanako, and everyone else. They all did an amazing job. The movie's true aim was to show that you can't trust anybody but yourself. In the movie, you think that the character seems nice, but next thing you know, they just go ridiculously crazy.

===3. CINEMATOGRAPHY - 9/10===

The cinematography and imagery were REALLY good. It really gave the vibe of a dark,cold and sad world.

===4. SOUNDTRACK - 8.5/10===

The music's really good too. Playing some classic Dean Martin hits while a murder is taking place. It really gave me the feeling of uneasiness they wanted to deliver.

===5. OVERALL - 7/10===

Never watch this at a family gathering.

I watched this movie because I loved the film "Kamikaze Girls" which was made by the same director. But instead, I got a film with a 'slice of hell' mushed all over it.

Moral To Story: Never do drugs.

It is very violent. More than that, it is disturbing, depressing and desperate. We follows our protagonist, former detective and divorcée Akikazu Fujishima (Koji Yakusho) as he searches for his missing daughter Kanako (Nana Komatsu) and learns about her secret life. Through this search, different dark sides of the society emerges which make you antsy in your seat.

The more we go along, the more disturbing and depressing the movie seems to portray. None of the characters are lovable. All the institutions: family, police, and schools are malfunctioning. The movie depicts a sick society which appears to be OK but is buried with lots of problems where people are betraying each other and families are and non-communicative and destructive.

All characters are pathetic in different ways though they may not be innately devilish. Somehow something goes wrong and everything falls into this big chaos or trap where people do not know how to show their care or use the wrong way to show their love which end up causing more damage as they resort to violence and betrayal.

A very sad movie that paints a tragic side of Japanese culture, or can it happen in any culture, regardless of economic development? People yearning for love, care, respect and recognition and identification, but what they meet is betrayal, ignorance, bullying, and violence. Very twisted characters and relationships that make you feel so disappointed and horrified with humanity.

On the surface, or in the beginning, you see angels who seem to be your revelation. Kanako appears to be such an angel. But not until his cop father starts to look into her disappearance does he realize how much he understands/misunderstands his daughter, ditto his wife and vice versa. Similar misperception happens at school and in the police station.

Perhaps it just serves as a warning sign to us all: in many ways the people around us could just be like that if we hit the wrong button. Look at all the random shootings in the US. And the terrorist attacks. We would not know when they will turn against us and we just have to constantly remind ourselves to be alert.

Very good acting of the cast in creating a haunting atmosphere. I would not like to befriend with any of the characters.

A jaded Japanese detective reevaluates his faded memories of his estranged teenage daughter when asked by his ex-wife to investigate her disappearance in this one-of-a-kind crime drama directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. The film is assembled with a very vibrant visual style that varies from rapid fire edits to bouts of animation to slow paced, leisurely shots that bask in the beauty of Christmas lights. The film also begins in a curious anti-narrative manner as the protagonist's memories are mixed with clips of his daughter partying and the police quizzing him. Narrative point-of-view is also broken for several flashbacks told from his daughter's boyfriend's perspective. Given the plot and stylistic touches, the film is perhaps best described as 'Kill Bill' meets 'The Third Man' and it gets points for originality alone. The dialogue is full of philosophical quips too about how some of us are not "cut out to be a human being" and how easy it is "to fall into a hole so deep" that you keep falling. Yet, for all its daringness and intelligence, the film does not entirely work. The actual solution to the girl's disappearance is mundane and the value of all the red herrings is debatable, especially the question mark placed over the true nature of his relationship to his daughter, but it does cause one to think. The ultimate messages at hand are relatively simple (not everyone is who you think they are; some vices in life are dangerous), however, the emotional roller-coaster is a hard experience to shake. This is an effective film in that it gets you in the protagonist's mind and forces you to question how you would react. The Harry Lime dynamic also works well with a protagonist as naïve as Holly Martins. This is not however the easiest film under the sun to endure.

Amazing editing. SO many storylines working together to make the scene. The movie keeps getting intense.

Perhaps one of the most nauseating films I have laid my eyes on, "World of Kanako" is certainly not for everyone. The Japanese psyche is an enigmatic one for outsiders like me, as the country seems to be an epitome of an outside appearance of civility combined with an internal repression of schizophrenic darkness.

I can't imagine a movie like this playing in neighborhood movie theaters in America, but then again, most of those movies are vanilla time-fillers anyway. "World.." is an extremely unpleasant movie and will leave a bad taste in your mouth, kind of like what Tarantino would make if he was high on crack and decided "the hell with you." One thing I will say is that this movie is "memorable."

I had previously seen an earlier film helmed by Tetsuya Nakashima, namely Confessions (2010). I seem to remember that one dealt with some disturbing material involving high school kids. Well, this latest film from Nakashima also delves into these particular waters. In this one we have an older central character, a man who is an alcoholic, violent and a bad father. He is a former detective who is on the hunt for his missing daughter. As he progresses in his investigation, layer by layer he discovers more and more of his teenage daughter's horrendous double-life.

This Japanese mystery-thriller was not unlike the South Korean film Oldboy (2003) with its complete absence of likable characters populating a world where every part of society is rotten. If anything, this movie is even more extreme in this regard. It's a very violent film, although its heavy stylization meant that the nastier elements are less disturbing overall. In truth the style that the film presents its story is possibly both its strength and its weakness. It is made up of rapid edits, with memories and present day occurrences being interwoven together. It is a bit full-on I have to say and thank heavens for the rewind button! It can be hard to follow if I am totally honest and you will need to be alert to keep up with this one. So I think the presentation can be a bit of an issue, however, it is also this very complex editing that ensures that the story is more compelling. Once you look back on it, the story has certain weaknesses, with an ultimate resolution to the mystery not necessarily being as interesting as the journey we take getting there. But the journey is interesting and dynamically told and, in fairness, I am sure this one would benefit from a re-watch given that there really is a lot going on. In addition to the relentless editing, there are also anime and comic-book graphics interspersed throughout, as well as twee Japanese schoolgirl material mixed in with disturbing and violent stuff; while there is a constant reference to 'Alice in Wonderland' with the idea of a girl falling down a hole that just keeps on going. It's a heady mix of ideas all things considered and I have to say that its ambitious presentation made this one a film well worth seeing.

Overall this film was a bit of a frustrating watch. It's a pretty interesting story overall, but the cinematography is supremely annoying, with constant cuts every few seconds like the entire thing is one long action sequence. It seems counterintuitive to do this for a suspense film.

There is not a single likeable character to root for either. Kanako, who is the focus of the film, really has no discernable reason for being the way she is revealed to be. Felt absolutely nothing for her throughout. Her father is really just a jerk to everyone he meets, and physically assaults multiple schoolgirls and rapes other women throughout without consequence. The story is rife with disturbing scenes as such.

I actually think the film gets a bit better as it progresses, culminating in a decent ending. By that point however, it doesn't really make up for the first part having more jarring rapid-fire camera cuts than a Steven Seagal action sequence along with a disjointed storyline.

If you're into gore and parody-level dialogue, you might enjoy this. Not one I'd want to watch again though.

A father searching for his kid, very similar style like Confessions (2010) which i've just realized, share the same director Tetsuya Nakashima. Nana Komatsu the cutie playing Kanako's nice to watch, also the main lead, Koji Yakusho playing her dad acted well as a bad person. It goes back and forth between 2 characters at different times. Some parts are very distasteful but they keep the suspense & mystery going, it got me interested enough to stay watching till the end to find out what happens next. The resolution of the story's quite beautiful too. This film's unexpectedly bonkers.

So yeah, most certainly if you really enjoy mystery suspense films with some craziness particularly like Confessions (2010) or Oldboy (2003) , i think you may appreciate this flick too.

7/10

Starting with a positive here, because to me, the film starts off that way as well. The first hook of the movie is incredibly interesting, and I was actually excited to watch this by the time the opening credits hit. The base story line was interesting, "Absentee father goes looking for his daughter who it's obvious he and his ex wife don't look out for, there's a web of other things entangled in this mess."

As time and time goes on, it feels cartoonish, but not in a fun way, but in an annoying way. The scene with Kanako's middle school friends is a prime example. A lot of scenes, especially the violence, drag on way too long and just feel uncomfortable, but not in an exciting, "Oh god this is horrible what will they do?" sense, but a "Oh god this is horrible how much longer is this film?" sense.

By the last hour of the film, I was still hanging on, getting annoyed with some elements that just seemed far gratuitous to be enjoyable. By the last 30 minutes, even though it was the "big lead up", I just felt annoyed by everything else that I actually sped up the film; enough to read the subtitles, but also enough to get through the film quicker.(-- Which actually is a shame because the end twist, plot wise, was interesting. But I was too bored of the film and tired of the main guy by then to really care.)

I do think the cinematography of the movie is nice, and the acting isn't bad. I actually like the jump cuts back and forth between periods of time, slowly revealing the story. I think maybe this would be a more enjoyable story if it was cut down by 30-40 minutes. It's not the worst film I've seen, it was definitely engrossing at times, but it certainly didn't scratch an itch of watching a good film.

I was actually a bit surprised to read that this film was by the same guy who did one of my all-time favorites, "Kamikaze Girls". People compared this to a Tarantino film, which he's never been my cup of tea, but maybe if he was, you'd enjoy this.

I think I would've liked reading the source material for this movie. Seems like a good read. The actual movie on the other hand, it was a bit of a hit and a miss for me. I liked the colors, the great acting, and the fact that Kanako's dark secret wasn't something I saw coming. However, I felt like it started out great and then kind of dragged on a little bit on the second half just to end as a totally confused mess. Too many characters and too many sub-plots all of a sudden. I think with a little bit of editing and focusing more on some of the characters (like the bullied boys who were in love with Kanako, or the thug girl) the movie would've been a bit more interesting. If you want to watch something violent and gory, with a decent story and a dark twist I would recommend it. It's pretty unique. I wouldn't buy it, but it was entertaining, a decent watch.

I think my headline pretty much says it all but this is a movie that infuses style, gore, cartoon, and fantasy to tell a story full of rape, violence, domestic abuse and pedophilia. A father searches for his daughter but what he finds lands him in the middle of a war between the mob, filled with police corruption, and school bullying. And this is not a spoiler, nor does it scratch the surface. It is a ridiculously creative film but the plot and characters just are not redeemable and that impacts how enjoyable the film is. And this is coming from someone who loves Moebius and Von Trier movies, but I don't find much to grasp onto here.

The World of Kanako ("Kawaki" or "Thirsty" in Japan) is based on the 500+ page novel "Hateshinaki Kawaki" ("Neverending Thirst") by Akio Fukamachi.

Without giving the end of the movie away, it's as though this film had two different directors at the helm. The first half of the movie is a stylish and frenetic (yet cohesive) ride that is one part "Oldboy", one part "Battles Without Honor and Humanity", topped of with "Batman" from 60s TV.

For the first half of the movie, the plot seems to be going somewhere. Characters are introduced, investigated and revisited. Each scene is a step forward.

Then it gets messy. Characters and subplots appear out of nowhere. The Batman graphics are forgotten. The homage to the 70s is forgotten. The plot is in disarray and scenes are dragged out miles beyond their nodding-off points.

It is clear they tried to cram every bit of the novel into the film adaptation, which usually results in such a mess. That's a little more frustrating considering its coming from a culture where it's generally accepted that less is more and what's left unsaid is often more important than what is stated. And in this case, after two hours, this film does really feel "Neverending".

This is one of those films that you need to pay attention to. It is about Kanako Fujishima who is a bright and beautiful high school student. She is 'the cool set' all by herself and everyone wants to know her. Then one day she goes missing with no trace and no apparent reason for having done so. She lives with her mum who has divorced her father due to his atrocious behaviour.

He was a cop who quit the force around the same time and has become a drug and drink dependant security guard ever since – a state of affairs which has done little to improve his behaviour. However, when their daughter goes missing he is called by his estranged wife to find her. Thus begins a search in which he wants to find his daughter, but in doing so he uncovers a whole side to her that he had never imagined.

Now this is a film that I completely loved and was a bit bowled over by to be honest. It starts a bit full on with plenty of blood splatter – a theme that is repeated rather a lot throughout the 114 minute run time. Ex cop Akikazu is a real 'piece of work', brutish, violent, paradoxical and about as likable as a bout of gangrene.

He explodes onto the screen is a flurry of abuse which he sort of maintains throughout. He drives a 1970's Nissan Gloria which is in keeping with a lot of the styling here. That being the opening sequences are very seventies and full of Batman like words imposed in cartoon on the screen – mainly violent or profane. There is animation throughout too. It is violent, it is bonkers in places and to my amazement I actually laughed a couple of times. There are a few minor issues with continuity but nothing that could possibly detract from the overall impact of this great piece of Japanese movie making.

A messed up, deadbeat father is looking for his even more messed up and depraved, missing harlot of a daughter in the shady, gang and drug ridden underground of some Japanese city. It's very stylish, reminiscent of Tarrantino at times, and it starts out quite intriguing, but ultimately it leads to a rather unsatisfying conclusion. Some things are quite unrealistic and not very believable, but if viewed as hyperbole, it's a pretty decent portrayal of the pure evil of borderline personality disorder. The underlying moral of the story is very obviously that parenting and a healthy family are important, but the movie lacks the emotional component that would make the audience relate with the characters. The "cool" 70's music and style is also quite out of place for a movie that tries to be dark and serious. Bottom line: Watchable, but unsatisfying.

Well, the first impression I had of this movie was like I was watching a Tarantino's work. The opening sequence, as well as the car of Fujishima, reminded me also the Bronson's era action movies often depicting a violent cop as leading character. And this peculiarity made me think as well to the first work of Kitano. So, we have a theme well developed in and outside Japan. But if lonely and abandoned policemen are often depicted as somehow cool, here we have a character that has terrible features and so we cannot side with him. If at the beginning we could understand his pain for the lost of the daughter, the more the movie goes on the more we hate him. And we should say that the real cause of this tragedy is him. Or maybe his blood that is shared by her daughter too as is said in the end by Fujishima himself. Yes, because her daughter too switches from being depicted as a young victim of drug and bullyism to a devil that lead people to death. So a movie that destroys the clichés of classical action movies we named above to which is still a great debtor. Considering then the filming the dark Nakajima's style- yet developed in Confessons- made the atmosphere heavy as the feelings of the lost boys who stand again as the main characters. About music the choices are so good to make feel unease. Think to the psychedelic trance music played at the party or Dean Martin's ending song that adds to this movie a grotesque tone. This last one, then, is also the title of a novel by Natsuo Kirino with the main character very close to Kanako. Overall I consider it a good movie with however just one missing point. That's to say reason of this evil in Nakajima family. I think Nakajima should have explained it more clearly why the father had became so rude and so her daughter. Thinking to a simply cursed bloodline as Macbeth is a too much easy. Finally I found interesting to watch it this year since the snow scene brought me to memory some scenes of "The Hateful Eight" by Tarantino. But also "Old Boy" by Park Chang-wook. Two other masterpieces of violence. Without mercy.

THE WORLD OF KANAKO could very well serve as a Cautionary Tale for parents worldwide. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that it's Must-See for anyone with children, whatever their age. That's not a joke and it's not an exaggeration: I've seen this kind of thing happen in The Real World, and it's not pretty- nor SHOULD it be; it should be just what it is here- in your face and Down and Dirty. Too often people (especially here in these delusional United $tate$) sugar-coat Life and pretend all's right with the World. Well, it ain't, and THE WORLD OF KANAKO is closer to Reality than anything you're likely to see at your neighborhood multiplex.