Aruitemo aruitemo aka Still Walking (Japan , 2008)

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Ratings - IMDB - 7.9 | Matacritic - 89 | Rotten Tomatoes - 100% fresh
Release Year - 2008
Country - Japan
Genres - Drama
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Only watch if you want to see something emotional
A Family Apart ... Will Come Together

"Transcendent ... completely absorbing , so sure of its own scale and scope that while you're watching it the rest of the world fades into irrelevance" - A.O. Scott , The New York Times

"The closest thing to a masterpiece ... A universal, deeply felt portrait of middle-class family life ... Comparable to Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 masterpiece, 'TOKYO STORY.' " - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"Painful family issues are more likely to stay beneath the surface, known to everyone but not spoken of. Still Walking, a magnificent new film from Japan, is very wise about that, and very true." - Roger Ebert, Chicago-Sun Times

Synopsis : The film is a portrait of a family over roughly 24 hours as they commemorate the death of one member.

The lyrical, profoundly moving Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) is contemporary Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s most personal work to date. Created as a tribute to his late mother, the film depicts one day in the life of the Yokoyamas, gathered together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear. Rather than focus on big dramatic moments, Kore-eda relies on simple gestures and domestic routines (especially cooking) to evoke a family’s entire life, its deep regrets and its daily joys. Featuring vivid, heartrending performances and a gentle naturalism that harks back to the director’s earlier, documentary work, Still Walking is an extraordinary portrayal of the ties that bind us.

Awards
  • Won Best Director
    • Asian Film Award
    • Blue Ribbon Award
    • Chlotrudis Award
Special Mention
  • Official Selection at
    • Toronto Film Festival
    • Tribeca Film Festival
    • San Francisco Film Festival

Download Links
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