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K: Missing Kings

2014 1h 15m JA
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6.8
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★6.6TMDB · 83★6.8IMDB · 1,025
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Synopsis
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The "Academy Island Incident" in which four "kings" cross paths... Since then, Silver Clansmen Kuroh Yatogami and Neko have been searching for their master, Shiro. Without finding any clues to Shiro's whereabouts, the two became disheartened. However, one day, they see HOMRA members Rikio Kamamoto and Anna Kushina being chased by someone.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Shingo Suzuki
Writers
Kouhei Azano, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Yukako Kabei
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shingo Suzuki, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Daisuke Namikawa and Daisuke Ono and Tomokazu Sugita carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3794204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shingo Suzuki directs. Toru Fukushi behind the camera. Mikio Endo scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 12 years ago.
  • 3Directed by Shingo Suzuki, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Original score by Mikio Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Daisuke Namikawa and Daisuke Ono and Tomokazu Sugita carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt3794204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Toru Fukushi
Original score
Mikio Endo
Runtime
75 min · 1h 15m
Status
Released
Original language
JA
IMDB rating
6.8/10 · 1,025 votes
MPAA
TV-14
US box office
$33,531

Awards

2 nominations total

Also by

Shingo Suzuki

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • King Records

    King Records

    JP

  • GoHands

    GoHands

    JP

Key crew

  • Color DesignerTomoko Saito
  • Supervising Animation DirectorMakoto Furuta
  • Key AnimationTetsuichi Yamagishi
  • Key AnimationMiyuki Mori
  • Key AnimationTakuya Matsumoto
  • Key AnimationMakoto Furuta
  • Key AnimationYusuke Banjoya
  • Key AnimationMasayuki Tachibana
  • Key AnimationDaiki Takemoto
  • Key AnimationShingo Suzuki
  • Key AnimationNaoki Okada
  • Key AnimationHiroshi Okubo
  • Key AnimationTakayuki Uchida

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • anime

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2014-07-05· Anime Expo
  • Theatrical (limited)2014-07-18

Also known as

International titles

  • K MovieUS
  • K-Project MovieUS
  • Gekijouban K Missing KingsJP
  • K Missing Kings - The MovieDE
  • 「K」剧场版CN
  • K: Missing KingsGB

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