HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Nobody Knows (Hirokazu Koreeda 2004) Inspired by a real-life event known as the Sugamo child abandonment case in Japan, Nobody Knows is a 2004 drama written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda and starring Yūya Yagira. Keiko (You) is a single mother with four children who have all been fathered by different men. She has just moved into a new apartment with them but the landlord is only aware of one of her children, the 12-year-old Akira (Yuya Yagira). The other three, 10-year-old Kyoko (Ayu Kitaura), 7-year-old Shigeru (Hiei Kimura) and 4-year-old Yuki (Momoko Shimizu) are therefore hidden and are not allowed to leave the apartment at any time. Then one day Akira finds a note from his mother which informs him she will be gone for a while and that hell be in charge of his siblings till then. Along with the note, Keiko leaves a some money but disappears for months, leaving the kids to fend for themselves. She briefly returns at some stage, saying that she is about to get married and that the kids will lead a normal life soon but leaves again and is never seen or heard from again. As time progresses, it becomes harder and harder for Akira and his siblings to take care of themselves and to keep their situation a secret. Whilst based on a infamous real-life case of abandoned children in Japan, Nobody Knows is not a factual retelling of that case and shockingly is far less horrendous than the actual event. A beautiful, humane and completely engrossing drama about the resourcefulness and ultimate impossibility of young children to make it on their own, the film is a wonderfully directed naturalistic tragedy with some stunning performances from the young cast. Nobody Knows won Best Film and Director at the Blue Ribbon Awards, Best Film, Supporting Actress and New Actor at the Kinema Junpo Awards, Best Film at the Hochi Film Awards and Yûya Yagira won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival where the movie was also in the running for the Palme dOr. https://youtube/watch?v=fFgz-tE09_k
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:06:57 +0000
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