Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows

Movie·2004·2h 21m

Nobody Knows

Did mom really abandon us?

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 誰も知らない

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.

Producer

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Cinematography

Yutaka Yamazaki

Music

Titi Matsumura

Editor

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Themes

japansibling relationshipseasonloss of loved onefamily relationshipstokyo, japanmother child separationgrimphilosophicalkids on their ownsad storycomplex

Production House

Engine Film
c-style
Bandai Visual
TV Man Union
Cinequanon

Audience Score

80%

634 votes

Skip6%
Timepass14%
Go for it37%
Perfection43%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Akira

Ayu Kitaura

Ayu Kitaura

Kyoko

Hiei Kimura

Hiei Kimura

Shigeru

Momoko Shimizu

Momoko Shimizu

Yuki

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Saki

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Keiko

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Hiroyama Jun

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Yoshinaga

Yukiko Okamoto

Eriko Yoshinaga

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Tsukasa Nakanobu

Takako Tate

Sanae Miyajima

Yuichi Kimura

Yuichi Kimura

Sugihara

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Kazutaka Kyohashi

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Shinichi Izawa

Shinichi Hashizawa

Keiko's Husband

Shinya Kito

Shinya Kito

// crew

Crew

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Editor, Producer, Director, Screenplay

Titi Matsumura

Original Music Composer

Yutaka Yamazaki

Yutaka Yamazaki

Director of Photography

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