:The Wings of the Kirin

{{Short description|2012 Japanese film by Nobuhiro Doi}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Wings of the Kirin

| image = The Wings of the Kirin film poster.jpg

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| caption = Film poster advertising this film in Japan

| director = Nobuhiro Doi

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| based_on = {{based on|The Wings of the Kirin|Keigo Higashino}}{{cite web |url=http://2011.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/works.php?id=48|title=The Wings of the Kirin|accessdate= 2011-10-30|work=Tokyo International Film Festival}}

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| starring = Hiroshi Abe
Yui Aragaki
Junpei Mizobata
Rena Tanaka
Kiichi Nakai

| music = Yugo Kanno

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| released = {{Film date|2012|1|28|Japan}}

| runtime = 129 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

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| gross = $19,773,978{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3376894469/|title=The Wings of the Kirin|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=5 January 2022}}

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{{Nihongo|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/10/abe-hiroshi-aragaki-yui-and-mizobata-junpei-announces-the-completion-kirin-no-tsubasa-filming/ |title=Abe Hiroshi, Aragaki Yui, and Mizobata Junpei announces the completion of "Kirin no Tsubasa" filming|author=|date=2011-10-29 |access-date= 2011-10-30|website=Tokyohive.com}}{{cite web |url=http://eiga.com/movie/56584/|script-title=ja:麒麟の翼 劇場版・新参者|access-date= 2011-10-30|website=Eiga.com|language=Japanese}}

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

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