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  • 2021
  • Kino Films
  • 2 h 17 m
  • 2021
  • Kino Films
  • 2 h 17 m

Summary The Say Nothing Stays the Same follows an old ferryman in a remote Meiji-era community. His life is a peaceful, cyclical existence, given meaning by the essential role he plays in transporting people, livestock and goods across the water, connecting villages and lives. When news arrives that a bridge is being built, it's clear that his s...

Directed By: Joe Odagiri

Written By: Joe Odagiri

  • 2021
  • Kino Films
  • 2 h 17 m
  • 2021
  • Kino Films
  • 2 h 17 m

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary The Say Nothing Stays the Same follows an old ferryman in a remote Meiji-era community. His life is a peaceful, cyclical existence, given meaning by the essential role he plays in transporting people, livestock and goods across the water, connecting villages and lives. When news arrives that a bridge is being built, it's clear that his s...

Directed By: Joe Odagiri

Written By: Joe Odagiri

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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80
Nov 14, 2021
It’s a dreamy, unexpectedly rigorous debut that starts frustratingly slowly but ends with an emotional bang.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 14, 2021
They Say Nothing Stays the Same is a melodramatic, stately and beautiful Japanese period piece.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 14, 2021
Odagiri doesn’t give us many answers. They Say Nothing Stays the Same is enigmatic and, in some ways, frustratingly elusive, yet also affecting.
By Karen Gordon FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 13, 2021
The landscape can go only so far in expressing Toichi’s mind-set, and the movie turns hokey when it dramatizes Toichi’s inner thoughts.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Kinoshita Group
Release Date Nov 12, 2021
Duration 2 h 17 m
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Awards

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Kerala International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Pingyao International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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