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Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

Did mom really abandon us?

#4of 2004
2004 2h 21mDrama

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

4.0/5

TMDB score· 658 votes

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Synopsis

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

The vibe

japansibling relationshipseasonloss of loved oneneglectfamily relationshipstokyo, japanmother child separationgrimphilosophical

Behind it

Hirokazu Kore-edaHirokazu Kore-edaDirectorTiti MatsumuraComposerYutaka YamazakiYutaka YamazakiCinematography

Cast

Yuya YagiraYuya YagiraAkiraAyu KitauraAyu KitauraKyokoHiei KimuraHiei KimuraShigeruMomoko ShimizuMomoko ShimizuYukiHanae KanHanae KanSakiYOUYOUKeikoRyo KaseRyo KaseHiroyama JunKazuyoshi KushidaKazuyoshi KushidaYoshinagaYukiko OkamotoYukiko OkamotoEriko YoshinagaSei HiraizumiSei HiraizumiTsukasa NakanobuTakako TateSanae MiyajimaYuichi KimuraYuichi KimuraSugiharaKenichi EndoKenichi EndoKazutaka KyohashiSusumu TerajimaSusumu TerajimaShinichi IzawaShinichi HashizawaKeiko's HusbandShinya KitoShinya Kito

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Writer

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Release date

7 Aug 2004

Runtime

2h 21m

Studio

Engine Film, c-style, Bandai Visual

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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