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Nobody Knows (2004)

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Release Date: February 4, 2005 (Limited)
On DVD: September 13, 2005
Genre: Drama, Foreign
Running Time: 141 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements and some sexual references.
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Cast: Yƻya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan, You, Kazumi Kushida, Yukiko Okamoto, Sei Hiraizumi, Ryo Kase, Yuichi Kimura, Kenichi Endo, Susumu Terajima

Hirokazu Kore-eda, the director of "Maborosi" and "After-life," presents this exceptional story of a makeshift family of children left to survive in an urban jungle.

Four siblings live happily with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. The children all have different fathers. They have never been to school. The very existence of three of them has been hidden from the landlord. One day, the mother leaves behind a little money and a note asking Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B A powerful yet ultimately slow drama, Hirokazu Koreeda's "Nobody Knows" ("Dare mo shiranai") is a Japanese film about what four children would do to stay together even if they were abandoned by everyone they love. Read the full movie review

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