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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary Fifteen years ago, Junpei, the youngest son of the Yokoyama family died while rescuing a boy from drowning. On the anniversary of his death, the remaining siblings visit the quaint home of their parents with their families in tow. Over the course of a beautiful day, new relatives become acquainted telling stories and squabbling over sizz...

Directed By: Hirokazu Koreeda

Written By: Hirokazu Koreeda

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m

Still Walking

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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89
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 45 User Ratings
8.4
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Summary Fifteen years ago, Junpei, the youngest son of the Yokoyama family died while rescuing a boy from drowning. On the anniversary of his death, the remaining siblings visit the quaint home of their parents with their families in tow. Over the course of a beautiful day, new relatives become acquainted telling stories and squabbling over sizz...

Directed By: Hirokazu Koreeda

Written By: Hirokazu Koreeda

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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100
Pitch-perfect and profoundly moving.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
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Painful family issues are more likely to stay beneath the surface, known to everyone but not spoken of. Still Walking, a magnificent new film from Japan, is very wise about that, and very true.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 45 User Ratings
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89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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Augarten
Jul 4, 2023
great story good actors you need to watch the movie one more time to enjoy it
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Mahmus
Sep 25, 2020
This is my second Hirokazu Koreeda film and, just like with Shoplifters, I love how much he seems to be influenced by the works of Yasujirō Ozu, particularly in this film. His use of static shots and pillow shots, the way he frames his characters in door frames, hallways and windows, its relaxing atmosphere, its themes of family and the differences between genreations; it all feels very Ozu, but way more personal and intimate. More open to express emotion. And as with Ozu's films, even if you're not entirely paying attention to the story, it's still an absolutelt beautiful film to look at and listen to. What beautiful movie. I can't wait to see more from Koreeda.
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90
Koreeda was inspired by his guilt over having neglected his own parents, and the story is remarkable for the quiet, seemingly casual way he depicts the fallout of bitterness and grief.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
90
Its modest surface belies the depths of a lovely seriocomedy that concisely lays bare all kinds of uncomfortable dynamics in seemingly casual, low-key fashion.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
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The film pays off in the end when, almost imperceptibly, the rush of emotions it stirs in us rises to a soft crescendo.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
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Kore-eda listens to his characters' inner thoughts with the attentiveness of a piano tuner, and reveals them with the lightest inferences.
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A film of droll and dry observational precision, its emotional minimalism is almost fetishistic -- and, by the end, a tad frustrating.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
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joomjim4
Jun 18, 2012
A pleasantly heart-warming film expresses Growth, Change, Sacrifice, Forgiveness, and The Road we all have to travel as we get older. Promoting a true sense of the importance of family. A perfect family movie for everyone.
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Philzamorano
Jul 26, 2020
It's good. I'd recommend it. It made me feel part of the characters in the film, I could feel that I was sitting with them eating
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Production Company Bandai Visual Company, Cinequanon, Eisei Gekijo, Engine Film, TV Man Union
Release Date Aug 21, 2009
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.aruitemo.com/
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Awards

Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Blue Ribbon Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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