Overview
A poignant exploration of family ties and the weight of loss during a heartfelt reunion.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- intimate
- melancholic
- observant
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a delicately observed, deeply affecting family drama that transforms modest domestic encounters into profound emotional cinema.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The reunion unfolds through restrained household interactions rather than melodramatic spectacle.
Ryota's relationship with his parents is shaped by disappointment, comparison, and unresolved filial expectations.
The family gathers to mark the anniversary of a son's death, making remembrance the social occasion for conflict.
The film's quiet family observation and domestic composure align with the tradition critics associate with Yasujirō Ozu.
Films like Still Walking, and why
Tokyo Story
shared japanese family drama, generational tension, domestic restraint, and quiet emotional accumulation
After Life
shared intimate family gathering, understated grief, parental judgment, and reflective pacing
Our Little Sister
shared contemporary japanese domestic drama, sibling conflict, and delicate treatment of memory and loss
Movie Details
- Director
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Release Date
- 2008-06-28
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (467)
Cast
- Hiroshi Abe
- Yui Natsukawa
- YOU
- Kazuya Takahashi
- Shohei Tanaka
- Hotaru Nomoto
- Ryôga Hayashi
- Susumu Terajima
- Kirin Kiki
- Yoshio Harada
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Still Walking about?
- Over one summer reunion, a Japanese family’s polite rituals expose the grief, resentment, and fragile affection binding three generations together.
- What is Still Walking like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Still Walking as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Still Walking violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Still Walking as mild.
- What did critics think of Still Walking?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a delicately observed, deeply affecting family drama that transforms modest domestic encounters into profound emotional cinema.
- Which films are like Still Walking?
- Films with a similar feel include Tokyo Story, After Life, and Our Little Sister.
- How long is Still Walking?
- Still Walking runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch Still Walking?
- In United States, Still Walking streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
