Dare mo shiranai
Drama
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.
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
Writers
N/A
Stars
Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura
Release Date
October 21, 2004
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 13
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
💬 145
Reviews
📋 70.9K
Watchlists
🎭 Top Cast
Yûya Yagira
as Akira Fukushima
👤
Ayu Kitaura
as Kyôko
👤
Hiei Kimura
as Shigeru
👤
Momoko Shimizu
as Yuki
👤
Hanae Kan
as Saki
You
as Keiko - The Mother
👤
Kazuyoshi Kushida
as Yoshinaga, The Landlord
👤
Yukiko Okamoto
as Eriko Yoshinaga
Sei Hiraizumi
as Mini-market Manager
Ryô Kase
as Mini-market Employee
💰 Box Office
$2,288,093
Worldwide Gross
$684,118
Domestic Gross
$32,393
Opening Weekend
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Dolby SR
Color
Color
Filming Location
Haneda International Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Production
Bandai Visual Company, Cine Qua Non Films, Engine Film
🏷️ Keywords
child abandonmentjapanneglectmalnutritionchild raises siblings
🎯 Categories
JapaneseComing-of-AgePsychological DramaDrama
⭐ Featured Review
Real
"A mom that should not be a mom. A kid that wanted to be a kid and is never allowed to be it. Fantastic acting overall. A punch in the stomach. When we are talking about family dramas, Koreeda does it like no other...."
💡 Did You Know?
Filmed chronologically over almost an entire year.
📖 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.