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Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

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Nobody Knows

"Did mom really abandon us?"

2004

2h 21m

8.0(658 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Bandai Visual

TV Man Union

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

柳楽優弥

Akira

柳楽優弥

Acting

北浦愛

Kyoko

北浦愛

Acting

木村飛影

Shigeru

木村飛影

Acting

清水萌々子

Yuki

清水萌々子

Acting

韓英恵

Saki

韓英恵

Acting

YOU

Keiko

YOU

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加瀬亮

Hiroyama Jun

加瀬亮

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串田和美

Yoshinaga

串田和美

Acting

岡元夕紀子

Eriko Yoshinaga

岡元夕紀子

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平泉成

Tsukasa Nakanobu

平泉成

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Takako Tate

Sanae Miyajima

No Image

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木村祐一

Sugihara

木村祐一

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遠藤憲一

Kazutaka Kyohashi

遠藤憲一

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寺島進

Shinichi Izawa

寺島進

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Shinichi Hashizawa

Keiko's Husband

No Image

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鬼頭真也

Unknown Role

鬼頭真也

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