Nobody Knows (2004)

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Did mom really abandon us?

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.

• Released: 2004-08-07
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 21m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 683 votes

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Top cast

• Yuya Yagira as Akira
• Ayu Kitaura as Kyoko
• Hiei Kimura as Shigeru
• Momoko Shimizu as Yuki
• Hanae Kan as Saki
• YOU as Keiko
• Ryo Kase as Hiroyama Jun
• Kazuyoshi Kushida as Yoshinaga
• Yukiko Okamoto as Eriko Yoshinaga
• Sei Hiraizumi as Tsukasa Nakanobu

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Nobody Knows

• United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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