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Canary

Original title: Kanaria
  • 20042004
  • 2h 12m
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7.0/10
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Canary (2004)
Drama
Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, CANARY tells the moving story of two children, each abandoned ... Read allBased on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, CANARY tells the moving story of two children, each abandoned by their families, who come together in the wake of the scarring event. Twelve-year-old ... Read allBased on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, CANARY tells the moving story of two children, each abandoned by their families, who come together in the wake of the scarring event. Twelve-year-old Koichi has grown up within the confines of a religious cult whose violently instilled dogm... Read all
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352
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    • Akihiko Shiota
    • Akihiko Shiota
  • Stars
    • Hôshi Ishida
    • Mitsuki Tanimura
    • Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Akihiko Shiota
    • Akihiko Shiota
  • Stars
    • Hôshi Ishida
    • Mitsuki Tanimura
    • Hidetoshi Nishijima
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    Hôshi Ishida
    • Koichi Iwase
    • (as Hoshi Ishida)
    Mitsuki Tanimura
    Mitsuki Tanimura
    • Yuki Niina
    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Akira Izawa
    Miyako Koda
    • Michiko Iwase
    Keijirô Akiyama
    Kôtarô Akiyama
    Tetsuhito Aoki
    Noriko Eguchi
    • Kimura
    Naoko Fukuju
    Kyôhei Hishida
    Shoichi Honda
    Masaki Honjô
    Shûgo Hori
    Rina Horisawa
    Hiroaki Iida
    Reina Ijichi
    Michie Ikeda
    Mansaku Ikeuchi
      • Akihiko Shiota
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    10/10
    New gold standard in Japanese dramatic film?
    "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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    • Nov 11, 2005

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      • July 25, 2008 (United States)
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    • 2 hours 12 minutes
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