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Nobody Knows

2004 · 141 min

A quietly devastating immersion into childhood neglect, where everyday details accumulate into heartbreak.

Tagline
Did mom really abandon us?
Overview
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • survival
  • grief
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring
Yuya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan, YOU, Ryo Kase, Kazuyoshi Kushida
Music
Titi Matsumura
Cinematography
Yutaka Yamazaki
Runtime
141 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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