The Wings of the Kirin

The Wings of the Kirin (麒麟の翼 〜劇場版・新参者〜, Kirin no Tsubasa: Gekijōban Shinzanmono) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Doi.[3][4]

The Wings of the Kirin
Film poster advertising this film in Japan
Directed byNobuhiro Doi
Based onThe Wings of the Kirin
by Keigo Higashino[1]
StarringHiroshi Abe
Yui Aragaki
Junpei Mizobata
Rena Tanaka
Kiichi Nakai
Music byYugo Kanno
Release date
  • January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (Japan)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$19,773,978[2]

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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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References edit

  1. ^ "The Wings of the Kirin". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. ^ "The Wings of the Kirin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Abe Hiroshi, Aragaki Yui, and Mizobata Junpei announces the completion of "Kirin no Tsubasa" filming". Tokyohive.com. 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  4. ^ 麒麟の翼 劇場版・新参者. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-30.

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