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Still the Water

2014 · 121 min · Director: Naomi Kawase ★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,280 ratings

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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.

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Still the Water (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Awe 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Awe, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Awe and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Empathy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity42 %18 %14 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Love43 %23 %26 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness60 %50 %54 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness70 %54 %59 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Love60 %28 %41 %53 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Love48 %16 %36 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Love46 %18 %40 %42 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Love50 %26 %47 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Empathy55 %42 %53 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Sadness54 %46 %49 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Love48 %31 %37 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Love54 %35 %42 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Sadness75 %66 %69 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Sadness84 %74 %76 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 94′Tension80 %55 %60 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 100′Tension76 %47 %54 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 106′Sadness75 %61 %64 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 112′Sadness79 %75 %73 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 118′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

NM
Nijirô Murakami

NM
Nijiro Murakami

Kaito

JA
Junko Abe

MM
Miyuki Matsuda

MM
Miyuki Matsuda

Isa

MW
Makiko Watanabe

Misaki

JM
Jun Murakami

Atsushi

HS
Hideo Sakaki

Teacher

FT
Fujio Tokita

Kamejiro

SS
Sadae Sakae

KM
Kazurô Maeda

MN
Mitsuaki Nakano

YK
Yukiharu Kawabata

YM
Yukiyo Maeda

KY
Kinue Yasuda

Details

Directed by
Naomi Kawase
Written by
Naomi Kawase
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
121 min
Country
France, Japan, Spain
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,280 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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