Two children, each abandoned by their families, come together in the wake of the Sarin gas attack in Tokyo. Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system.
Hoshi Ishida
Koichi Iwase
Mitsuki Tanimura
Yuki Niina
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Akira Izawa
Miyako Koda
Michiko Iwase
Noriko Eguchi
Kimura
Yukiko Inoue
Old Woman
Michié
Garusha
Kenji Mizuhashi
Junana
Tōru Shinagawa
Koichi's Grandfather
Masahiro Toda
Yoshioka
Canary is a drama film released in 2005. Directed by Akihiko Shiota, it stars Hoshi Ishida, Mitsuki Tanimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima. Two children, each abandoned by their families, come together in the wake of the Sarin gas attack in Tokyo. Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system.
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