Still the Water Page #3

Synopsis: On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Naomi Kawase
Production: Kumie
  4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
Year:
2014
121 min
128 Views


What?

If I still care about someone,

if I want to be with him more,

if I try to mend things,

it's because I will it.

You end up

all tied up in knots,

because you have no will.

You...

You don't know!

Don't act like you do!

Remember?

That man who was found drowned,

he was my mother's lover.

What?

I saw them.

I saw them together.

You're wrong.

I saw you.

That man died,

and you found another lover

right away.

I don't get it.

I don't get it.

We are unable to record

a message at this time.

The number you have called

is not responding.

This is the Native Sea inn.

Due to the effects of Typhoon 25,

the restaurant and hotel

have suspended operations.

Mother!

Where are you?

Kaito!

When I came home,

she wasn't there.

Here, let's calm down.

I tried calling her,

but I can't get through.

Her answering service is off.

I called the restaurant,

but there was no answer.

Drink this.

You know, Kaito, waves...

swallow up all sorts of things.

It's an awesome thing.

When we surf,

we take on the last stage

of a wave

that was born far offshore.

The last stage?

The last stage.

To become one with that wave...

because it's the last moment,

it has an incredibly powerful energy.

Then...

when you receive that force

with your entire body,

for a moment

it turns into nothingness.

Nothingness, or stillness.

In any case,

there is a sense that everything,

including yourself,

is absolutely quiet.

Isa is gone now.

But her energy was the best.

The wave named Isa

was to me,

in my life,

the best wave ever.

Kaito,

do you remember

when you first came to the island?

Your family had broken down.

Can you imagine how hard

that was for Misaki?

But you know, Kaito...

the source of her energy

is you, yourself.

So I don't think

she's done anything rash.

Also...

we have to keep

a humble attitude toward nature.

It's pointless to resist it.

Mother!

Where's my mother?

I have to protect her!

She's here.

My mother died.

She's gone home forever.

Do you really have to go?

Will you go, forgetting me?

Once you

are gone

what shall I do?

That pains me.

Are you going, after all?

I must go

to an island afar.

But surely

I'll remember you

and come back again

Those kids

don't understand yet

what lies in the sea.

I can't swim anymore,

can't swim anymore,

can't swim anymore.

You kids,

I'm counting on you.

STILL THE WATER:

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Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase (河瀨直美, Kawase Naomi, born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director. She was also known as Naomi Sento (仙頭直美, Sentō Naomi), with her then-husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including Embracing, about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and Katatsumori, about the grandmother who raised her. more…

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