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Nobody Knows (2004)
Dare mo shiranai (original title)

12A 141 min  -  Drama  -   21 October 2004 (Hong Kong)
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A twelve years old boy has to take care of his younger siblings after their mother abandon them.

Director:

Hirokazu Koreeda
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Cast

Cast overview:
Yûya Yagira Yûya Yagira ...
Ayu Kitaura Ayu Kitaura ...
Kyoko
Hiei Kimura Hiei Kimura ...
Shigeru
Momoko Shimizu Momoko Shimizu ...
Hanae Kan Hanae Kan ...
Saki
You You ...
Keiko, the mother
Kazuyoshi Kushida Kazuyoshi Kushida ...
Yoshinaga, The Landlord
Yukiko Okamoto Yukiko Okamoto ...
Eriko Yoshinaga
Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi ...
Mini-market Manager
Ryo Kase ...
Mini-market Employee
Takako Tate Takako Tate ...
Mini-market teller
Yûichi Kimura Yûichi Kimura ...
Sugihara (Taxi Driver)
Ken'ichi Endô Ken'ichi Endô ...
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima ...
Baseball coach
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Storyline

In Tokyo, the reckless single mother Keiko moves to a small apartment with her twelve years old son Akira Fukushima and hidden in the luggage, his siblings Kyoko, Shigeru and Yuki. The children have different fathers and do not have schooling, but they have a happy life with their mother. When Keiko finds a new boyfriend, she leaves the children alone, giving some money to Akira and assigning him to take care of his siblings. When the money finishes, Akira manages to find means to survive with the youngsters without power supply, gas or water at home, and with the landlord asking for the rental. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Money | Apartment | Landlord | Luggage | Single Mother  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements and some sexual references See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

(Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Anyátlanok See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$32,393 (USA) (6 February 2005) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$683,575 (USA) (26 June 2005)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Argentina: (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Hirokazu Koreeda wrote the first draft of the screenplay fifteen years before the film was actually made. At that point it was titled "Wonderful Sunday" and unfolded from Akira's subjective point of view, ending with a fantasy sequence in which the entire family (the children, the mother and the various fathers) are reunited for a Sunday outing. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: 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. See more »

Quotes

Keiko, the mother: Now that we've moved into a new home, I'm gonna explain the rules to you, one more time. Let's promise to keep 'em, okay?
Yuki: Okay. How many are there?
Keiko, the mother: Okay, first of all: No loud voices or screaming. Can you do that?
Yuki: I can.
Keiko, the mother: Okay, next: No going outside.
Yuki: Okay.
Keiko, the mother: Can you do that? No even out on the veranda.
Yuki: Okay, Mommy.
Keiko, the mother: "Okay, Mommy." Can you keep that promise?
Yuki: Sure!
[...]
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Connections

Features Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Houseki"
Sung by Takako Tate See more »