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Nobody Knows
JAPAN · 2004

Nobody Knows

Hirokazu Kore-eda
child abandonment sibling responsibility parental neglect urban isolation childhood resilience
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Synopsis

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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