Inspired by an infamous true story that made headlines in Japan in 1988 this tough yet tender film from writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda follows the lives of four children left to fend for themselves by their wayward mother. Having smuggled her family into a new apartment under the landlord's nose Kyoko puts her 12 year old son Akira in charge of the youngsters and after a brief period of relative family harmony disappears. Akira manages as best he can but limited means and the
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Inspired by an infamous true story that made headlines in Japan in 1988 this tough yet tender film from writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda follows the lives of four children left to fend for themselves by their wayward mother Having smuggled her family into a new apartment under the landlord&39;s nose Kyoko puts her 12 year old son Akira in charge of the youngsters and after a brief period of relative family harmony disappears Akira manages as best he can but limited means and the cramped confines of the apartment force this unorthodox family unit to re-shape their narrow existence to suit their physical and emotional needs Thanks to the engaging performances by a cast of non-professional child actors and Koreeda&39;s natural style (including structuring the film by season) Nobody Knows effectively couples documentary realism with a lightly poetic child&39;s eye view of the world Steering clear of sentimentality the film gathers an impressive and unstoppable emotional momentum Actors Yuya Yagira Ayu Kitaura Hiei Kimura Momoko Shimizu Hanae Kan You Kenichi Endo Susumu Terajima Ryo Kase & Sei Hiraizumi Director Hirokazu Koreeda Certificate 12 years and over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages Japanese - Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English (non-removable) Duration 2 hours 20 minutes (approx)
Japanese drama. One morning 12-year-old Akira (Yuya Yagira) wakes up to find a note from his mother and some money, and the instructions to look after his three younger siblings while she is away. At first the children cope well, helping each other with the housework as Akira ensures that the bills are paid. But when the mother doesn't return after several weeks the children are forced to deal with an increasingly chaotic situation, as Akira tries to prevent the landlord from finding out the truth.
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