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Overview

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7.6/10   139 votes
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Director:
Akihiko Shiota
Writer:
Akihiko Shiota (writer)
Release Date:
25 July 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Awards:
1 win more
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Cast

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Hoshi Ishida ... Koichi Iwase
Mitsuki Tanimura ... Yuki Niina
Hidetoshi Nishijima ... Akira Izawa
Miyako Koda ... Michiko Iwase
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noriko Eguchi ... Kimura
Yukiko Inoue ... Old Woman
Michié ... Garusha
Kenji Mizuhashi ... Junana
Ryô ... Saki
Tôru Shinagawa ... Koichi's grandfather
Masahiro Toda ... Yoshioka
Tsugumi ... Kozue
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Canary (International: English title) (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
132 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Tokyo, Japan

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
New gold standard in Japanese dramatic film?, 11 November 2005
10/10
Author: 72hw from EAST Hollywood, CA

"I heard this is a masterpiece..." Speaking for myself, to call this film anything less should be a crime.

Wow - even in some of my all time favorite movies I am able to say "well I think it would have been better if this or that had been a bit different..." but not with "Canary." Not only is it a technically solid effort with an equally bedrock cast, the story's treatment of how Japan is dealing with fallout from the late 90's proliferation of 'New Religion' and the Aum Shinrikyo attacks specifically is second to none! Fascinating, gripping, emotional and a delight to watch unfold, "Canary" may well herald the dawn of a new gold standard in Japanese dramatic film.

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