Movie

The Wings of the Kirin

2012 · 129 min

A quiet, methodical police procedural that slowly peels back secrets, leaving a lingering ache of hidden lives and quiet grief.

Overview: 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 feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, family, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
family
grief
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild