Still Walking - Characters & Cast

To survive the family gathering without conflict and to hide his current unemployment from his critical father.

Ryota starts as a defensive son seeking validation but avoiding intimacy. He ends with a realization of his own missed opportunities to connect, ultimately repeating some of his parents' behaviors with his own family.

To keep the memory of her eldest son alive and to subtly punish those who she feels have wronged her (her husband, the boy who was saved).

She appears as a sweet, domestic grandmother but reveals layers of deep resentment, cruelty, and sharp intelligence. She remains static in her grief, refusing to let go of the past.

To maintain his dignity and authority in a house where he is becoming increasingly irrelevant.

A retired doctor who has lost his purpose. He remains stubborn and emotionally unavailable, only showing a flicker of softness towards his step-grandson, but ultimately dying before reconciling with Ryota.