Nobody knows [videorecording] = Dare mo shiranai / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; IFC Films ; [produced, written, and directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu ; produced by Bandai Visual Corporation, Engine Film Inc., and TV Man Union].
[Yagira Yūya (Akira), Kitaura Ayu (Kyoko), Kimura Hiei (Shigeru), Shimizu Momoko (Yuki), Kan Hanae (Saki), You (Keiko)]. "Although this film was inspired by actual events that took place in Tokyo, the details and characters portrayed in this film are entirely fictional." Kore-Eda Hirokazu - title screen. Originally produced as a Japanese motion picture in 2003.
Contents:
Main title/New home -- Hiding -- Math lesson -- Abandoned -- Seeking help -- Home again, gone again -- Happy New Year -- Birthday girl -- Breaking the rules -- Outside! -- Seeds to grow -- Facing facts -- Downhill -- Dream/nightmare -- To see the planes -- Going on/End credits.
Summary:
Keiko, a young, confused and irresponsible single mother tasked with four children sneaks them into a new apartment, instructing them that only the eldest,12-year-old Akira, can be seen, and that the others must remain hidden. Over time, Keiko leaves them increasingly alone, eventually abandoning the children completely, only leaving behind an envelope of cash. Akira, his two sisters, Kyoko and Yuki, and their irrepressible younger brother, Shigeru, are left to fend for themselves without even comprehending their situation.
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