A classic in cinema: “Nobody Knows”, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda (2004, 141′)

The Fukushima family is moving into a new apartment. Keiko, the mother of a 12-year-old boy named Akira, introduces him to the tenant as her only child. However, it soon turns out that she has hidden the existence of other children - Kyoko (11), eager to learn the piano, energetic and noisy burglar Shigeru (6), and the youngest, five-year-old Yuka. She hides them because she is aware that it is very difficult for a single mother with a bunch of small children to rent an apartment, due to prejudices related, for example, to the potential lack of stable employment and solvency or the fear of noise behind the thin walls of Japanese apartments and the risk of complaints from roommates. Therefore, only Akira can go outside, and none of the children attend school. Hirokazu Koreeda, telling this story, was inspired by real events that took place in the late 80s in the Sugamo area (part of Tokyo). “Nobody Knows” was appreciated by audiences and critics around the world, thanks to which Hirokazu Koreeda received two Blue Ribbons from the Tokyo Film Critics Association for Best Director and Best Film. Yuya Yagira, for his portrayal of Akira's eldest son at the age of 14, received the best actor award at Cannes, thus setting the current record for the youngest winner of the Cannes acting award.