Nobody Knows
“Did mom really abandon us?”
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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Cast
16 people
Yuya Yagira
Akira
Known for
Gannibal
Asakusa Kid
Ayu Kitaura
Kyoko
Known for
Monster
Hiei Kimura
Shigeru
Known for
Hana
Momoko Shimizu
Yuki
Also in
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Train Man
Hanae Kan
Saki
Known for
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
YOU
Keiko
Known for
Sunny
Still Walking
Ryo Kase
Hiroyama Jun
Known for
Letters from Iwo Jima
Outrage
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Yoshinaga
Known for
Vital
Plan 75
Yukiko Okamoto
Eriko Yoshinaga
Known for
Returner
Sei Hiraizumi
Tsukasa Nakanobu
Known for
Weathering with You
Violent Cop
Takako Tate
Sanae Miyajima
No other roles listed
Yuichi Kimura
Sugihara
Known for
Kamikaze Girls
Hana
Hirokazu Kore-eda Director · Titi Matsumura Composer Yutaka Yamazaki Cinematographer
United States release February 4, 2005 · Produced in Japan · Production c-style, Bandai Visual
Production
Engine Film
Production
c-style
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
TV Man Union
Production
Cinequanon
Production
IFC Films
Studio
Dare mo Shiranai Seisaku Iinkai
Production
Engine Films
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
誰も知らない
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 13, 2004
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · August 7, 2004
Theatrical
United States · February 4, 2005
Theatrical
United States · September 13, 2005
Physical · DVD
Australia
February 28, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Adelaide Film Festival
June 9, 2005 · Theatrical
France
November 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
March 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
November 18, 2010 · Physical · DVD
May 25, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Rassegna "Riflessi dell'invisibile"
Netherlands
April 14, 2005 · Theatrical
October 11, 2005 · Physical · DVD
October 21, 2005 · TV · Nederland 3
Poland
October 16, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
March 30, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 1, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 16, 2005 · Physical · DVD
March 11, 2019 · Limited theatrical
December 1, 2021 · Limited theatrical · BFI Japan: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema season
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