The Wings of the Kirin
2012 Japanese film by Nobuhiro Doi
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The Wings of the Kirin (Japanese: 麒麟の翼 〜劇場版・新参者〜, Hepburn: Kirin no Tsubasa: Gekijōban Shinzanmono) is a 2012 Japanese mystery crime film directed by Nobuhiro Doi.[3][4]
- Jun'ichi Shindō
- Tamako Tsujimoto
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| Directed by | Nobuhiro Doi |
| Screenplay by | Takeharu Sakurai |
| Based on | [1] |
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| Starring | Hiroshi Abe Yui Aragaki Junpei Mizobata Rena Tanaka Kiichi Nakai |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Edited by | Junnosuke Hogaki |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $19,773,978[2] |
Plot
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...
Cast
- Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichiro Kaga
- Yui Aragaki
- Kiichi Nakai
- Junpei Mizobata
- Rena Tanaka
- Tori Matsuzaka
- Kento Yamazaki
- Seiya
- Seika Taketomi
- Takahiro Miura
- Hitori Gekidan
- Meisa Kuroki
- Natsuko Akiyama
- Tsutomu Yamazaki (Special appearance)
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Shingo Tsurumi
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Tokio Emoto
