Nobody Knows
2004 · Movie · PG-13 · 141 min · ★ 8.0 · 90% critics
In a small Tokyo apartment, a young boy is suddenly left to look after his siblings when their mother disappears. As money and support run thin, the children try to keep up a sense of normal life while hiding their situation from the outside world.
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Details
- Original title
- 誰も知らない
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-08-07
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (643 votes)
- Box office
- $2,288,093
About
You may like this if you want a quiet, heartbreaking drama about resilience and neglect that sticks with you, similar in tone to Monster; Not for you if you need fast pacing, uplifting themes, or an easy watch.
Pros: deeply moving; strong child performances; realistic daily struggles | Cons: slow pace; emotionally draining; feels very long
Themes
- japan
- sibling relationship
- season
- loss of loved one
- neglect
- family relationships
- tokyo, japan
- mother child separation
- grim
- philosophical
- kids on their own
- sad story
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Hōchi Film Award — Best Picture · 2004
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Yuya Yagira
as Akira
Ayu Kitaura
as Kyoko
Hiei Kimura
as Shigeru
Momoko Shimizu
as Yuki
Hanae Kan
as Saki
YOU
as Keiko
Ryo Kase
as Hiroyama Jun
Kazuyoshi Kushida
as Yoshinaga
- YO
Yukiko Okamoto
as Eriko Yoshinaga
Sei Hiraizumi
as Tsukasa Nakanobu
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda