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Nobody Knows

Original title: Dare mo shiranai
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
29K
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Nobody Knows (2004)
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Drama

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Kore-eda Hirokazu
  • Writer
    • Kore-eda Hirokazu
  • Stars
    • Yûya Yagira
    • Ayu Kitaura
    • Hiei Kimura
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    29K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kore-eda Hirokazu
    • Writer
      • Kore-eda Hirokazu
    • Stars
      • Yûya Yagira
      • Ayu Kitaura
      • Hiei Kimura
    • 132User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos2

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    Hiei Kimura, Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Momoko Shimizu, and You in Nobody Knows (2004)
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    Hiei Kimura, Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, and Momoko Shimizu in Nobody Knows (2004)
    Nobody Knows (2004)
    Nobody Knows (2004)
    Yûya Yagira in Nobody Knows (2004)
    Hiei Kimura, Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, and Momoko Shimizu in Nobody Knows (2004)
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    Top cast

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    Yûya Yagira
    Yûya Yagira
    • Akira Fukushima
    Ayu Kitaura
    • Kyoko
    Hiei Kimura
    • Shigeru
    Momoko Shimizu
    • Yuki
    Hanae Kan
    • Saki
    You
    You
    • Keiko, the mother
    Kazuyoshi Kushida
    • Yoshinaga, The Landlord
    Yukiko Okamoto
    • Eriko Yoshinaga
    Sei Hiraizumi
    Sei Hiraizumi
    • Mini-market Manager
    Ryo Kase
    Ryo Kase
    • Mini-market Employee
    • (as Ryô Kase)
    Takako Tate
    • Mini-market teller
    Yûichi Kimura
    • Sugihara (Taxi Driver)
    Ken'ichi Endô
    Ken'ichi Endô
    • Pachinko Parlor Employee
    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    • Baseball coach
    Shinichi Hashizawa
    Asato Hayashida
    Suguru Horimizu
    Tairiku Horita
    • Director
      • Kore-eda Hirokazu
    • Writer
      • Kore-eda Hirokazu
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Filmed chronologically over almost an entire year.
    • Goofs
      When Akira buys the stack of chocolates for Yuki near the end of the movie, he buys 19 boxes and the total comes to 1,895 yen. As there was no sales tax at the time Japan, each box would have to be priced at 99.74 yen - which is essentially impossible.
    • Quotes

      Yuki: No, I'm gonna meet mommy at the station.

      Kyoko: She's not coming home today.

      Yuki: I'm sure she's coming home today.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Story of Children and Film (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Houseki
      Sung by Takako Tate

    User reviews132

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    Featured review
    Kore-eda does it again. A wonderful, detailed, intense, coming of age story.
    This film was very well received at the latest Telluride Film Festival where I saw it. Based on a true incident it is the story of 4 children,each a child by a different father, abandoned by their mother, and trying to survive in modern Japan on their own. The film is paced wonderfully slow, allowing the viewer to focus on small details that overlay other details. It does not drag at all and has moments of humor mixed with pathos.

    The oldest, a son of about 13 or 14, incredibly acted, becomes the parent. He is in transition from becoming the responsible one of the family and a typical kid, but one with real values.

    There are moments where a box of tissues are in order. The film ends in a moment of hope mixed with a real desire to know what ultimately happened to them all.
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    7
    • photonate
    • Sep 8, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2004 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (Singapore)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Nadie sabe
    • Filming locations
      • Haneda International Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Cine Qua Non Films
      • Engine Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $684,118
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,393
      • Feb 6, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,288,093
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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