Still the Water
(2014)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 111 votes
Year: 2014
Runtime: 121 мин
Country: Japan, France
Director: 河瀨直美
Cast: Нидзиро Мураками, 阿部純子, 松田美由紀, 杉本哲太, 渡辺真起子, 村上淳, 榊英雄, Фудзио Токита, Sadae Sakae, Kazurô Maeda
Plot
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.
On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.