TMDb6.5 / 10

The Wings of the Kirin (2012)

Name: The Wings of the Kirin
Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Released: 2012-01-28
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yui Aragaki, Meisa Kuroki, Junpei Mizobata, Kiichi Nakai

129 min · Japan · Dir. Nobuhiro Doi

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...