Synopsis
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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Cast
- Nijiro MurakamiKaito
- Abe JunkoKyoko
- Miyuki MatsudaIsa
- Tetta SugimotoToru
- Makiko WatanabeMisaki
- Jun MurakamiAtsushi
- Hideo SakakiTeacher
- Fujio TokitaKamejiro
- Sadae Sakae
- Kazurô Maeda
Recommendations
- 83
The Playlist
Still The Water is at its enchanting best when depicting the mysteries of death and the conflicts of trying to come to terms with it. - 80
CineVue
A fluid, dreamlike tone poem of mothers and fathers, death and continuance. - 75
Original-Cin
Rodgers has created familiar and relatable characters despite dialogue that occasionally slips into melodrama. - 60
The Guardian
Kawase's film is sometimes beautiful and moving but I couldn't help occasionally finding it a little contrived and self-conscious. - 60
Empire
While beautiful, early scenes of shocking violence give way to philosophising and gauche symbolism. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
While the director prides herself for having a mix of pro and amateur actors improvising scenes, many awkward moments emerge as the characters seemingly are just instructed to let their conversations and interactions flow: the result is missed beats, protracted silences and characters staring at each other or into space for too long. - 40
Variety
Kawase embraces nature worship and pompous philosophizing in her indulgently mannerist style, which, over the course of two hours, overwhelms a small yet potentially moving story of two teenagers dealing with separation within their families.
