Four siblings live happily with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. The children all have different fathers and 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, charging her oldest boy to look after the others. .. Read more
| Starring | Yuya Yagira, Hiei Kumura, Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan |
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| Director | Kore-Eda Hirokazu |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Four siblings live happily with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. The children all have different fathers and 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, charging her oldest boy to look after the others. And so begins the children's odyssey, a journey nobody knows. Though engulfed by the cruel fate of abandonment, the four children do their best to survive in their own little world, devising and following their own set of rules. When they are forced to engage with the world outside their cocooned universe, the fragile balance that has sustained them collapses. Their innocent longing for their mother, their wary fascination toward the outside world, their anxiety over their increasingly desperate situation, their inarticulate cries, their kindness to each other, their determination to survive on wits and courage.
| Starring | Yuya Yagira, Hiei Kumura, Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan |
|---|---|
| Director | Kore-Eda Hirokazu |
| Original title | Dare mo shiranai |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Released | Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: not available |
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Sublimely acted, beautifully filmed, one of the best Japanese films I've seen
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An immensely touching film
An immensely touching film that I will be thinking about for a long time. The acting was nothing short of brilliant and you could easily believe you are seeing ... read more »
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Boring film.
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No words can describe how this movie will make you feel
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