A quiet, devastatingly beautiful family drama unfolding over a single summer day. Amidst the gentle sounds of cooking and cicadas, a family's polite surface conceals deep-seated grief, resentment, and the unbridgeable distance between generations.
Still Walking
歩いても 歩いても
Director:
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast:
Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, YOU, Kazuya Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka
Drama
Family
Box Office:
$3,511,120
Still Walking - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Blue Light Yokohama
The song by Ayumi Ishida is not just background music; it is a narrative device. The mother bought the record after hearing her husband singing it at a mistress's house, making the song a secret symbol of her knowledge of his betrayal.
Ozu Homage
The film is often cited as a modern homage to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. The low camera angles, static shots of tatami rooms, and the theme of generational disconnect are direct stylistic references to Ozu's 'shomin-geki' (common people drama) style.
White Butterfly Myth
The story about white butterflies surviving the winter to become yellow is a piece of folklore used to illustrate how family myths are passed down, even by skeptics like Ryota.