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Nobody Knows (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 76

Fresh: 70

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 8.0/10

Consensus: Tragic and haunting, a beautifully heart-wrenching portrait of child abandonment.

Rated: 12A

Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release: 05-11-2004

Synopsis: Yuya Yagira was named Best Actor at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for his moving portrayal of the older brother trying desperately to support his three younger siblings in writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda's masterful work NOBODY... Yuya Yagira was named Best Actor at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for his moving portrayal of the older brother trying desperately to support his three younger siblings in writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda's masterful work NOBODY KNOWS. Kore-eda (MABOROSI, AFTER LIFE) also produced and edited the film, which was nominated for the Palm d'Or and was Japan's entry for the Academy Awards. Yagira stars as Akira, a determined and resourceful 12-year-old boy forced to take care of Kyoko (Ayu Kitaura), Shigeru (Hiei Kimura), and Yuki (Momoko Shimizu) every time their mother, Keiko (Japanese pop star and TV actress YOU), goes away for extended periods of time. Akira does the shopping, Kyoko does the laundry, Shigeru causes trouble, and Yuki is endlessly cute. However, in order to remain in their new apartment, the three younger children are not allowed outside or else the landlord, who does not know they live there, will evict them. Akira tries to teach his sisters and brother, as none of them attends school, with varying success. They have no friends, save for Saki (Hanae Kan), an offbeat outsider. When Keiko disappears and the money starts running out, the children are faced with severe problems, and tragedy lurks. Kore-eda based this powerful tale on a true story of abandoned children, and he has filmed NOBODY KNOWS with a documentarian's eye, lending it added reality that makes it that much more heartwarming and, ultimately, heartbreaking. [More]

Starring: Yagira Yuya, Kitauru Ayu, Kimura Hiei, Shimizu Momoko

Starring: Yagira Yuya, Kitauru Ayu, Kimura Hiei, Shimizu Momoko, Kan Hanae, YOU

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
Screenwriter: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Producer: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Shigenobu Yutaka
Studio: IFC Films

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