Still Walking
– Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei ..
Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.
28 Jun 2008
Japanese
Hirokazu Koreeda
Hirokazu Koreeda (original story), Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay)
Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Kazuya Takahashi
Still Walking is a family drama about grown children visiting their elderly parents, which unfolds over one summer day. The aging parents have lived in the family home for decades. Their son and daughter return for a rare family reunion, bringing their own families with them. They have gathered to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son, who drowned in an accident fifteen years ago. Although the roomy house is as comforting and unchanging as the mother's homemade feast, everyone in the family has subtly changed.
11 wins & 8 nominations.
$86,000
IFC Films