The World of Kanako | Blu-ray & DVD (Drafthouse Films)
RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2024
On July 9, 2024, Drafthouse Films is releasing a new Blu-ray for Tetsuya Nakashima’s 2014 uncompromising thriller, The World of Kanako (read our review).
The World of Kanako is a nonstop visual and emotional assault to the senses as it follows ex-detective Akikazu on the hunt for his daughter, Kanako. What he discovers is a web of depravity surrounding both Kanako and himself. As he stumbles along a shocking trail of drugs, sex and violence, he finds himself unprepared for the shocking revelations.
The film stars Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins), Nana Komatsu (Silence), Satoshi Tsumabuki (Rage) and Fumi Nikaido (Why Don’t You Play in Hell?).
Blu-ray Features:
- The Making of The World of Kanako (HD, 31:25) [In Japanese with English subtitles]
- Interview with actress Nana Komatsu (HD, 34:46) [In Japanese with English subtitles]
- Interview with author Akio Fukamachi (HD, 7:51) [In Japanese with English subtitles]
- The World of Kanako Theatrical Trailer (HD)
- The World of Kanako Theatrical Teaser (HD)
- Presented in Japanese with English Subtitles
- 5.1 Surround
DVD Features:
- The World of Kanako Theatrical Trailer
- The World of Kanako Theatrical Teaser
- Presented in Japanese with English Subtitles
- 5.1 Surround
Watch the film’s Trailer below:
How did such a tour de force of a movie take 10 years to get a Blu-ray in the States!?
This is the 2nd run. Amazon still has the previous 2016 release for sale if you type it in.