Japanese drama. One morning 12-year-old Akira (Yuya Yagira) wakes up to find a note from his mother and some money, and the instructions to look after his three younger siblings while she is away. At first the children cope well, helping each other with the housework as Akira ensures that the bills are paid. But when the mother doesn't return after several weeks the children are forced to deal with an increasingly chaotic situation, as Akira tries to prevent the landlord from finding out the truth.
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Producer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Music: Gontiti
Actor: Yûya Yagira
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