JAPAN · 2004

Nobody Knows

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

Year2004
CountryJapan
DirectorHirokazu Kore-eda
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Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home? 1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
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