The Wings of the Kirin
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...
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|---|---|---|
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About The Wings of the Kirin
The Wings of the Kirin is a 2012 Japanese-language drama, crime and mystery film directed by Nobuhiro Doi. The cast is led by Hiroshi Abe, Yui Aragaki, Meisa Kuroki. It has a runtime of 2h 9m.
The Wings of the Kirin was produced by FILM FACE, TBS, and TOHO and made in Japan. It was released on January 28, 2012.
- Director
- Nobuhiro Doi
- Writers
- Takeharu Sakurai
- Release date
- January 28, 2012
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- FILM FACE, TBS, TOHO
The Wings of the Kirin cast & crew
The Wings of the Kirin was directed by Nobuhiro Doi and written by Takeharu Sakurai.
The cast features Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichirou Kaga, Yui Aragaki as Kaori Nakahara, Meisa Kuroki as Ami aoyama, Junpei Mizobata as Syuhei Matsumiya, Kiichi Nakai as Takeaki Aoyagi, and Tori Matsuzaka as Yuto Aoyagi.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yugo Kanno and it was produced by Jun'ichi Shindô.
Is The Wings of the Kirin worth watching?
At 2h 9m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy drama, crime, and mystery, The Wings of the Kirin is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of The Wings of the Kirin
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
Kento Yamazaki
Tatsuya Sugino
Tokio Emoto
Shyogo Yokota
Haruka
Haruka Aoyagi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Takamasa Kaga
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▸How long is The Wings of the Kirin?
The Wings of the Kirin runs 2 hours 9 minutes (129 minutes).
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