The Wings of the Kirin

2012 2h 9m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 42

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Synopsis

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A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Abe
Kyoichirou Kaga
Yui Aragaki
Kaori Nakahara
Meisa Kuroki
Ami aoyama
Junpei Mizobata
Syuhei Matsumiya
Kiichi Nakai
Takeaki Aoyagi
Tori Matsuzaka
Yuto Aoyagi
Rena Tanaka
Tokiko Kanamori
Masaki Suda
Tomoyuki Yoshinaga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Writers: Takeharu Sakurai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Shinzanmono Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hiroshi Abe and Yui Aragaki and Meisa Kuroki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1946285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nobuhiro Doi directs. Yugo Kanno scores. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Shinzanmono Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hiroshi Abe and Yui Aragaki and Meisa Kuroki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1946285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Yugo Kanno
Editing: Junnosuke Hogaki
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): IIA
IMDB: The Wings of the Kirin (2012)

Part of

Shinzanmono Collection

Shinzanmono is the name given to a newcomer. In this case, the newcomer is Kaga Kyōichirō (played by Hiroshi Abe) an experienced detective who is newly transferred to Nihonbashi Police Station in Tokyo. A woman has been murdered and he has been assigned to the team investigating the murder. As the story unfolds he finds out more about the woman, her family, and the last days of her life; hopefully leading up to the apprehension of the culprit. In the process, he uncovers the secrets of some of those who were somehow tied up in the murdered woman's life, who may, or may not have been suspects, but who were hiding truths that needed to be told.