Koreeda's almost sage-like understanding of what makes modern families tick places him and this wonderful film in the league of Japan's grand master, Ozu, and you can't ask for higher praise than that.
Overview
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Director and cast
- Hirokazu Kore-eda Director
- Hiroshi Abe as Ryota Yokoyama
- Yui Natsukawa as Yukari Yokoyama
- Kazuya Takahashi as Nobuo Kataoka
- Shohei Tanaka as Atsushi Yokoyama
- Kirin Kiki as Toshiko Yokoyama
- YOU as Chinami Yokoyama
- Yoshio Harada as Kyohei Yokoyama
- Hotaru Nomoto as Kataoka's Daughter
- Ryôga Hayashi as Kataoka's Son
- Susumu Terajima as Sushi deliverer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Still Walking strikes an extraordinary balance between the moment-to-moment pleasure of life and the inevitable regret that accompanies time's passing.
Still Walking is a miniaturist's masterpiece, the ebb and flow of familial love distilled to its essence.
This masterful family drama by Japanese writer- director Hirokazu Kore-eda commences on a deceptively tranquil note, lightly spiced with a needling humor.
Pitch-perfect and profoundly moving...
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