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Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

Drama · 2004

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.

Movie details

Nobody Knows

“Did mom really abandon us?”

2004 Drama 2h 21m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

8.0 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Nobody Knows?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Written by

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Akira

Ayu Kitaura

Ayu Kitaura

Kyoko

Hiei Kimura

Hiei Kimura

Shigeru

Momoko Shimizu

Momoko Shimizu

Yuki

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Saki

YOU

YOU

Keiko

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Hiroyama Jun

Court is in session

Put Nobody Knows on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.