Summary:
In Tokyo, the reckless single mother Keiko moves to a small apartment with her twelve years old son Akira Fukushima and hidden in the luggage, his siblings Kyoko, Shigeru and Yuki. The children have different fathers and do not have schooling, but they have a happy life with their mother. When Keiko finds a new boyfriend, she leaves the children alone, giving some money to Akira and assigning him to take care of his siblings. When the money finishes, Akira manages to find means to survive with the youngsters without power supply, gas or water at home, and with the landlord asking for the rental.
| Runtime: | 141 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements and some sexual references. |
| Production: | Bandai Visual Company |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ayu Kitaura | Kyoko |
| Hiei Kimura | Shigeru |
| Momoko Shimizu | Yuki |
| Yûya Yagira | Akira Fukushima |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hanae Kan | Saki |
| Kazuyoshi Kushida | Yoshinaga, The Landlord |
| Ken'ichi Endô | Pachinko Parlor Employee |
| Ryo Kase | Mini-Market Employee |
| Sei Hiraizumi | Mini-Market Manager |
| Susumu Terajima | Baseball Coach |
| Takako Tate | Mini-Market Teller |
| You | Keiko, The Mother |
| Yûichi Kimura | Sugihara (Taxi Driver) |
| Yukiko Okamoto | Eriko Yoshinaga |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Producer |
| Satoshi Kono | Associate Producer |
| Toshiro Uratani | Associate Producer |
| Yutaka Shigenobu | Executive Producer |
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