Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo)

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  • A family drama in this film trailer
  • Clip: Corn tempura

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Hirokazu Koreeda

Producer:

Yoshihiro Kato, Satoshi Kono, Hijiri Taguchi

Release Date:

Aug 28, 2009

Runtime:

1hr 55m

Synopsis

A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

Cast

  • Hiroshi Abe
  • You
  • Yoshio Harada
  • Ryôga Hayashi
  • Haruko Kato
  • Kirin Kiki
  • Yui Natsukawa
  • Hotaru Nomoto
  • Kazuya Takahashi
  • Shohei Tanaka

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Apr 3, 2020

    In Still Walking, people don't change; their familial relationships won't change, or at least in any dramatic, fundamental sense. Avoidance always overcomes confrontation. As for communication, whether it's interpreted through coded words or physical action, silence will…

    2.7K Likes
    Hungkat
    Hungkat

    The camera only moves in 2 scenes (that I remember) and the choice to move the camera in only those scenes is literally the most beautiful thing ever. The way Kore-eda captures space and location and uses that to tell the connection people have with each other cannot be…

    2.2K Likes
    Karsten
    Karsten
    Feb 6, 2015

    I needed this. Aside from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Hirokazu Kore-eda is perhaps the only director whose films can completely put me at ease. For two hours, the world slows down and I am allowed to silently communicate with the wealth of subtleties and softly spoken…

    845 Likes
    Boonmee
    Boonmee
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    Aug 7, 2018

    Beautifully contained family drama that, by limiting itself to the unspoken affection and resentments that bleed into quiet interactions and awkward conversations, wonderfully observes how even when typical traditions erode new ones are created as details of loved ones…

    741 Likes
    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
    Dec 5, 2020

    Still Walking to me almost feels like Hirokazu Kore-eda's Tokyo Story tribute, with enough personal trademarks, modernized elements, and as much heart and soul as the classic. It's 2 hours of minimal, extremely personal retelling of family issues through the everyday,…

    664 Likes
    nick
    nick
    Apr 22, 2024

    adding this to the collection of “beautiful movies that feature a DS Lite”

    652 Likes
    eddyburback
    eddyburback
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    Mar 9, 2019

    Kore-eda's films are like poetry to me, saying so much through life’s simplest of moments. Life is in the smallest of details, whether it be the slowly dying flower in a cup of water on the dinner table or the broken tiles in the bathroom... It’s all bursting with life,…

    572 Likes
    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗
    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗
    Aug 11, 2019

    more like still crying lmao

    441 Likes
    Tao A
    Tao A
    Dec 28, 2020

    reentering a family home is like getting pulled back into the orbit of everything that exists there, where our outside lives and everything we built on our own have to find a way to fit in that space. but reentering that home also ignites something new that we carry with us…

    433 Likes
    Laura
    Laura
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  • RayRay
    RayRay loved
    Still Walking

    This movie touched me all over, even in places I’d rather it not have. One of those movies that are hard to explain in a review, it’s an in the moment feeling that gets sort of forgotten after the movie ends—but in a good way. Very relatable and beautiful

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    Michael Tovey
    Michael Tovey loved
    Still Walking

    10/10 Such a good take on family life, disappointment, and pressure to be better. A slice of life that holds your attention throughout. Beautifully shot with amazing cinematography. And the music is the icing on top. A must watch!

    9M
    Hank Leet
    Hank Leet loved
    Still Walking

    This is one of the best films I’ve seen, it’s commitment to showing the everyday and barely giving us any big drama is captivating

    8M
  • jam jammy jambam
    jam jammy jambam loved
    Still Walking

    Such a gentle film, sharing so much DNA with Shoplifters. Kore-eda truly is unmatched.

    26D
    JeffK
    JeffK loved
    Still Walking

    My favorite Kore-eda film

    4Y
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Metacritic

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Based on 21 Critics
8.5

USER SCORE (49)

Universal acclaim based on 49 Reviews
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.

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Metacritic review by Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
100

We are in the presence of a new classic.

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Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009)?
The movie is 1hr 55min long.
What's Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009) about?
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Who's the cast of Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009)?
  • Hiroshi Abe as Ryota Yokoyama
  • You as Chinami Kataoka
  • Yoshio Harada as Kyohei Yokoyama
  • Ryôga Hayashi as Mutsu Kataoka
  • Haruko Kato
  • Kirin Kiki as Toshiko Yokoyama
  • Yui Natsukawa as Yukari Yokoyama
  • Hotaru Nomoto as Satsuki Kataoka
  • Kazuya Takahashi as Nobuo Kataoka
  • Shohei Tanaka as Atsushi Yokoyama
Who's the director behind Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009)?
Hirokazu Koreeda directed Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009).
Who produced Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009)?
Yoshihiro Kato, Satoshi Kono and Hijiri Taguchi produced Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) (2009).