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.
Nijiro Murakami
Kaito
Junko Abe
Kyoko
Miyuki Matsuda
Isa
Tetta Sugimoto
Toru
Makiko Watanabe
Misaki
Jun Murakami
Atsushi
Hideo Sakaki
Teacher
Fujio Tokita
Kamejiro
Sadae Sakae
Kazurô Maeda
Still the Water is a drama, romance film released in 2014 exploring themes of meaning of life, woman director, teenage romance, finding love, love puzzle, the meaning of life. Directed by Naomi Kawase, it stars Nijiro Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda. 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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