Nobody Knows
Daremo shiranai
Japan
2004
141 Min
Color
1.66:1
Japanese
Synopsis
Four siblings live happily with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. In fact, 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. –Cannes Film Festival
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at TV Man Union. Sneaked off set to film Lessons from a Calf (1991). His first feature, Maboroshi no hikari (1995), based on a Teru Miyamoto novel and drawn from his own experiences whilst filming August Without Him (1994), won jury prizes at Venice and Chicago. The main themes of his oeuvre include memory and loss, death and loss, and the intersection of documentary and fictional narratives. —IMDb
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lola
15May12
Nobody knows...the children are there but nobody truly sees them. The children makes a splendid work, their eyes tell everything of what's going on inside. As in Moborosi Kore-eda makes us go through the story not knowing so we feel the uncertity as the children does. I cried still not sure why...maybe because they seems so invisible to everybody; so many people around and nobody knows
Vanessa Li
6Apr12
I didn't expect this film to affect me as much as it did. Honestly, I woke up in the middle of the night feeling quite disturbed about it. No doubt because it made me think of the real life events, but the faces of the child actors also stuck to my memory and disturbance.
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So Beautiful, So Horrible
By lolo341 on November 26, 2011
Nobody Knows is one of the most beautiful and lyrical works I’ve seen, yet so tragic. It’s loosely based on an actual incident that took place in 1980s Japan known as “The Affair of the Four Abandoned… read review
KARENA KAMERA SAJA TIDAK CUKUP UNTUK BICARA SEGALANYA
By LAUGHTODEATH on June 6, 2010
“Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything – except wounds” (Sans Soleil – Chris Marker)
Kejadian-kejadian romantis dalam hidup ini mungkin tak… read review
Wonderful acting
By Platonykiss on April 3, 2010
One of sadest films among all the sad films I have ever seen which causes a characteristic resistence among the audience. I don’t judge the film for being realistic or not…
It shows extreme… read review
I just dont know...
By Drew Kelly on January 11, 2010
There are some intriguing thematic shots here, including close-ups of feet and the staircase, which kept me thinking, as well as an honorable portrayal of children from a man who has been able to maintain… read review
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