The Wings of the Kirin

The Wings of the Kirin
Film poster advertising this film in Japan
Directed by	Nobuhiro Doi
Based on	The Wings of the Kirin by Keigo Higashino[1]
Starring	Hiroshi Abe Yui Aragaki Junpei Mizobata Rena Tanaka Kiichi Nakai
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Release date	January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (Japan)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$19,773,978[2]

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]

Plot

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...

Cast

• Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichiro Kaga
• Yui Aragaki
• Kiichi Nakai
• Junpei Mizobata
• Rena Tanaka
• Tori Matsuzaka
• Kento Yamazaki
• Seiya
• Seika Taketomi
• Takahiro Miura
• Hitori Gekidan
• Meisa Kuroki
• Natsuko Akiyama
• Tsutomu Yamazaki (Special appearance)
• Yutaka Matsushige
• Shingo Tsurumi
• Yutaka Matsushige
• Tokio Emoto

See also

• Shinzanmono

References

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• The Wings of the Kirin at IMDb