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2004 · 141 min · PG-13

Nobody Knows

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Drama

Nobody Knows (2004) is a Drama film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda set in Tokyo during the 2000s. It runs 141 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of family & loyalty, isolation, and coming of age run throughout.

Composer
Titi Matsumura
Cinematography
Yutaka Yamazaki
Cast
Yuya YagiraAyu KitauraHiei KimuraMomoko ShimizuHanae KanYOURyo KaseKazuyoshi Kushida

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
Urban
When
2000s

Premise & themes

Themes
Family & LoyaltyIsolationComing Of Age
Tone
BleakMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Child LeadEnsemble
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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