Hirokazu KOREEDA
Still Walking
歩いても 歩いても
Nippon Cinema ª
For the anniversary of the death of the Yokoyama family’s eldest son, the family has been coming together for the past 15 years. It is summer and the memory of the dead son still becomes as oppressing as the heat. Despite everybody’s sufferings they always keep to their sense of humor. Hirokazu KORE-EDA beautifully draws a portrait of a family coping with loss.
歩いても 歩いても
Aruitemo aruitemo
Japan 2008
114 minutes
Production
Engine Network
World sales
Celluloid Dreams
Cast
Hiroshi ABE, Yui NATSUKAWA, YOU, Kazuya TAKAHASHI, Kirin KIKI
About Hirokazu KOREEDA
Hirokazu KOREEDA was born in Tokyo in 1962, and after studying literature at Waseda University he began directing TV documentaries. He switched to feature-film directing in 1995 and has since won several international prizes, including awards at the film festivals in Cannes, Venice, and San Sebastián.