Nobody Knows (Dare mo shiranai) (2004)

8	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Hirokazu Koreeda

Starring (View all)

Akira Fukushima

Kyoko

Shigeru

Yuki

Saki

Keiko, the mother

Yoshinaga, The Landlord

Yukiko Okamoto

Eriko Yoshinaga

Written by

Hirokazu Koreeda

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5 years, 11 months ago at Jul 8 9:47

skykid

The acting is good , the story as well - it is a coming of age story and still the movie seemed a bit too long and slow paced. I liked some of the scenes - and really admired what the young Akira did for his brothers and sisters - he was taking care of them when they were abandoned by their mother - locked between four walls - no one knew about them.

Long, But Powerful

5 years ago at Jun 14 11:31

nataliegoes

The story starts out with a mother and son moving into a new apartment, and all seems normal. The mother is cute and funny, and the son is smart and helpful. But as the story unfolds, you learn that there are two younger children safely hiding in suitcases. And yet later, an older daughter waiting at the train station until after dark to sneak in. Not having read anything about this movie befo... read more

An impressive movie

2 years, 4 months ago at Feb 3 7:37

johanlefourbe

The story is really heartbreaking but the directing and acting are very good. Definitely worth a look, especially if you enjoy Asian movies.

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The story is about four children, each a child by a different father, abandoned by their mother. They are then forced to survive on their own.

Release date : 21 October 2004
UPC: 027616928931

Japanese (10), Japan (9), 2000s (7), Drama (6), Childhood (5), Isolation (4), 2004 (4), (4), Abandonment (4), Asian (4), Poverty (4), Coming Of Age (4), Children (4), Foreign (3), Dysfunctional Family (3), East Asia (2), Spiritual Cinema (2), Sort (2), Jdrama (2), Family (2)

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cinephile posted a review 7 months, 2 weeks ago

“The movie is a grounded drama. Very cleverly made. Technical-wise, I say it's brilliant! Cinematography is visually engaging, Music matches the mood although there some dry and plain parts. I do think music can be patched up into some parts of the movie. But, I commend the simplicity of its form. The build-up of the story is quite intense. It perfectly played well the drive coming from the plot and coming from the characters. Direction is amazing because the emotion was conveyed properly. Characters played well, although I think in writer's perspective, some characters can be build up to make them stronger. Akira's character is very strong, intense, and the one that drives the story forward. Yuki has a very important role, she played well too, but I think the depth of her character can sti” read more