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Kanaria

IMDb ID: tt0468777 · Year: 2008 · Rating: 6.9 (387 votes)

Genres: Drama

Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, CANARY tells the moving story of two children, each abandoned by their families, who come together in ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: Canary
World-wide: Canary (English)
Hungary: Kanári
Germany: Kanaria
Japan: カナリア (Japanese)
カナリア
Release Date2008-07-25Runtime132 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordslesbianFilming LocationsTokyo, JapanProduction CompaniesBandai Visual Company
Canary Production Committee
Eisei Gekijo
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468777/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0468777.jpgUpdated At2026-08-21T22:49:47

Stars

Hôshi Ishida
Mitsuki Tanimura
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Miyako Koda
Ryô
Tsugumi
Kenji Mizuhashi
Masahiro Toda
Makiko Watanabe
Kōen Okumura

Directors

Akihiko Shiota

Writers

Akihiko Shiota

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Hôshi Ishida | Character: Koichi Iwase
Actor: Mitsuki Tanimura | Character: Yuki Niina
Actor: Hidetoshi Nishijima | Character: Akira Izawa
Actor: Miyako Koda | Character: Michiko Iwase
Actor: Ryô | Character: Saki
Actor: Tsugumi | Character: Kozue
Actor: Kenji Mizuhashi | Character: Junana
Actor: Masahiro Toda | Character: Yoshioka
Actor: Makiko Watanabe | Character: Prana
Actor: Kōen Okumura | Character: Pops
Actor: Mansaku Ikeuchi | Character: First Man in Car
Actor: Asuka Minowa | Character: Asako
Actor: Keijirô Akiyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôtarô Akiyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Tetsuhito Aoki | Character: Actor
Actor: Noriko Eguchi | Character: Kimura
Actor: Naoko Fukuju | Character: Actress
Actor: Kyôhei Hishida | Character: Actor
Actor: Shôichi Honda | Character: Actor
Actor: Masaki Honjô | Character: Actor
Actor: Shûgo Hori | Character: Actor
Actor: Rina Horisawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiroaki Iida | Character: Actor
Actor: Reina Ijichi | Character: Actress
Actor: Michie Ikeda | Character: Actress
Actor: Eita Imashiro | Character: Actor
Actor: Reiko Inage | Character: Actress
Actor: Shiori Inoue | Character: Actress
Actor: Yukiko Inoue | Character: Old Woman
Actor: Asari Ishiwata | Character: Actress
Actor: Manami Ishizaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Kazutake Isoda | Character: Actor
Actor: Ami Itô | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiroo Itô | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiromasa Kaneko | Character: Actor
Actor: Takenori Kaneko | Character: Actor
Actor: Daisuke Kirii | Character: Actor
Actor: Yasuto Kosuda | Character: Actor
Actor: Isamu Kurosawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Hidekazu Mashima | Character: Actor
Actor: Shiori Matsuda | Character: Actress
Actor: Akihiro Matsuno | Character: Actor
Actor: Hirotada Matsuoka | Character: Actor
Actor: Takao Matsuzaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Michié | Character: Garusha
Actor: Takayuki Mihashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôsuke Miyagawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Seiya Mori | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshinori Morikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Asami Mukaidono | Character: Actress
Actor: Yuta Nagashima | Character: Actor
Actor: Kei Nanba | Character: Actor
Actor: Masakazu Naruse | Character: Actor
Actor: Kana Oda | Character: Actress
Actor: Takahiro Oga | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuya Ogita | Character: Actor
Actor: Kaoru Ogura | Character: Actor
Actor: Nobunao Ogura | Character: Actor
Actor: Atsushi Ozawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Toshihiro Sakata | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryosuke Sato | Character: Actor
Actor: Nobutaka Shimizu | Character: Actor
Actor: Tôru Shinagawa | Character: Koichi's grandfather
Actor: Megumi Shôji | Character: Actress
Actor: Manami Tago | Character: Actress
Actor: Kôsuke Takahashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Uebaba Takehiro | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuki Tamamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Misato Tonegawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Rina Tsuboi | Character: Actress
Actor: Okabe Tsutomu | Character: Actor
Actor: Naoya Uchida | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiroyuki Ueda | Character: Actor
Actor: Atsuhiro Ueno | Character: Actor
Actor: Tadashi Wakabayashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Fumihito Ôno | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Akihiko Shiota | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Akihiko Shiota | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kazumi Kawashiro | Role: Producer
Name: Hiroko Matsuda | Role: Producer
Name: Shigehiro Nakagawa | Role: Producer
Name: Shirô Sasaki | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yoshihide Ôtomo | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yutaka Yamazaki | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Toshihide Fukano | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: China Hayashi | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Sachiko Miyagawa | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Mari Miyamoto | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Masako Hosokawa | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kyôshi Sugita | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Kôichi Hirata | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yoshinori Imaoka | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tetsuya Nakamura | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Keinosuke Hara | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Asahiro Kubo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Masaaki Takeda | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yoshifumi Hirako | Role: Art Department
Name: Hiroyuki Minato | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Miyuki Horiuchi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kumiko Inoue | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hiromichi Kôri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hiroki Ooba | Role: Sound Department
Name: Masatoshi Saitô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kengo Takasuka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Akira Udagawa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Takehiko Watanabe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tomoko Ôtsuka | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Yuki Izumi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Suzuki | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yôhei Tanaka | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Ueno | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Ôba | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ayako Hashimoto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hajime Hirai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yuzuru Satô | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Misa Shimojima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Saori Tao | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eiko Watanabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Tomoko Hiruta | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Miki Hasegawa | Role: Production Department
Name: Yuki Saitô | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Nao Idei | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mayumi Ishii | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Akira Michikawa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yukiharu Nagasawa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Makoto Negishi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hideo Saito | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Toshihiro Shioda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arumitsu Takehara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tomoko Ôtsuka | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468777/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: November 20, 2004 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Japan: March 12, 2005
United Kingdom: October 1, 2005 (Raindance Film Festival)
Norway: November 18, 2005 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Philippines: July 10, 2008 (Manila Eiga Sai)
United States: July 25, 2008
Romania: July 23, 2009 (Festivalul Filmului Japonez)
Singapore: July 7, 2013 (Japanese Film Festival Singapore)
Japan: December 10, 2016 (Religion Film Festival)
Germany: May 29, 2022 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2006 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Hôshi Ishida, Canary
Winner | 2005 | Raindance Film Festival | Jury Prize | Film of the Festival | Akihiko Shiota, Canary

Box Office

Domestic: USD 504
Period: Jul 25 – 27, 2008 | Rank: 115 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 504 | Interval gross: USD 504 | Per theater average: USD 504