Still the Water

Still the Water

2014 · 121 min · JA · 6.8 (87 votes)
Dir. Naomi Kawase · Starring Nijiro Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda, Tetta Sugimoto, Makiko Watanabe, Jun Murakami · Music Hasiken Hasiken
DramaRomance

On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.

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A quiet, contemplative immersion into the lives of two young people navigating the tender, often painful, transitions of adolescence against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty. It feels like a gentle, wistful sigh.

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