Still the Water

Still the Water

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Release Date

6/1/2014

Runtime

121 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A quiet, meditative film following two teenagers navigating early adulthood amid family absence and impending loss on a remote island. It moves slowly through intimate moments, finding beauty and meaning in the everyday alongside the weight of life's harder truths.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplative

Themes

LoveComing of ageGriefFamilyMortality

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Child endangerment

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Still the Water (2014) directed by Naomi Kawase | FirstCinema