Kawaki

"Say goodbye to reason."

Dec 4 2015 Not Rated 1h 58m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.

Plot

Kanako, a beautiful girl and one of the best students at school, goes missing with all the belongings left behind in her room. Her father Akikazu is now asked by his ex-wife to look for their daughter. He starts a desperate search of Kanako using any means, in the hope of getting his "ideal" family back in place despite the fact that the very reason of the family breakup was because of his problematic personality and behaviors. Following tracks of her past and present and talking to her "friends," he starts to get to know his daughter whom he never knew or didn't even attempt to know. When Akikazu is led to one clue, he realizes the world Kanako was facing beyond his imagination... Can the father find his daughter, and get back his perfect happy family he has dreamed of after all these years?

Written by

Akio Fukamachi, Tetsuya Nakashima, Miako Tadano

Directed by

Tetsuya Nakashima

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Licri, Gaga Corporation, GYAO

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
6,157
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA