The Wings of the Kirin
Seen it?2012 | 129 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$20 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nobuhiro Doi
- Hiroshi AbeKyoichirou Kaga
- Yui AragakiKaori Nakahara
- Meisa KurokiAmi aoyama
- Junpei MizobataSyuhei Matsumiya
- Kiichi NakaiTakeaki Aoyagi
- Tori MatsuzakaYuto Aoyagi
- Rena TanakaTokiko Kanamori
- Masaki SudaTomoyuki Yoshinaga
- Kento YamazakiTatsuya Sugino
- Tokio EmotoShyogo Yokota