Still the Water

On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami-Oshima, 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.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Naomi Kawase
Cinematography: Yutaka Yamazaki
Editing: Tina Baz
Sound: Shigeatsu Ao
Music: Hasiken
Actors: Nijiro Murakami (Kaito), Jun Yoshinaga (Kyoko), MiyukiMatsuda (Isa), Tetta Sugimoto (Tetsu)
Production: WOWOW films, Japan wowmovie@mail.at-m.or.jp www.wowow.co.jp &Comme des Cinemas, France T.+33 1 4429 7400 contact@commedescinemas.com www.commedescinemas.com
Producers: Masa Sawada, Takehiko Aoki, Naomi Kawase
Co-production: ARTE France Cinema (France) & Luis Minarro (Spain) & Kumie (Japan) & Asmik Ace (Japan)
Art Direction: Kenji Inoue
Format: DCP Color
Production Country: France-Japan-Spain
Production Year: 2014
Duration: 118
Contact: MK2, FranceT. +33 1 4467 3018intlsales@mk2.comwww.mk2pro.com

Naomi Kawase

Born and raised in Nara, Japan, in 1997 she became the youngest winner of the Camera d’Or at Cannes with her first feature Suzaku. Ten years later, her fourth feature, Mogari Nu Mori (The Mourning Forest), received the Grand Prix. She also received the Carrosse d’Or from Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight in 2009. In 2012, her films Hanezu and Genpin were internationally released, and a retrospective was held at the Cinematheque Francaise. Besides being a filmmaker, she is also the founder of the Nara IFF.

Filmography

(selected)
1997 Moe No Suzaku / Suzaku
2000 Hotaru / Firefly
2003 Shara
2007 The Mourning Forest
2008 Nanayomachi
2011 Hanezu no tsuki / Hanezu
2014 Futatsume No Mado / Still the Water