Release Date
February 4, 2005 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
September 13, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer
Hirokazu Koreeda
Cast
Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan, You, Kazumi Kushida, Yukiko Okamoto, Sei Hiraizumi, Ryo Kase, Yuichi Kimura, Kenichi Endo, Susumu Terajima
Studio
Running Time
141 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements and some sexual references
What is Nobody Knows about?
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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
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. Full movie review »
