Still the Water

About Still the Water

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.

Still the Water is a 2014 romance film directed by Naomi Kawase. It runs 121 minutes and was released in June 2014.

Its themes are teenage romance, the meaning of life, finding love, and the meaning of life.

Nijiro Murakami appears as Kaito, Junko Abe as Kyoko, Miyuki Matsuda as Isa, and Tetta Sugimoto as Toru. The screenplay is by Naomi Kawase. Produced by Asmik Ace. American members can watch it on Film Movement Plus and Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel.

What a Girl Wants, Sapphire Blue, and American Honey make useful companions to Still the Water. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 112 votes.