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Spoiler-free premise
Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion.
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The Yokoyama family gathers for the annual anniversary of eldest son Junpei's death while saving a drowning boy. Surviving son Ryota arrives with new wife Yukari and her son, reopening quiet comparisons, habits, grievances, and acts of care.
Why it belongs
Still Walking makes family history palpable through cooking, stairs, photographs, repeated phrases, and affection that never erases resentment.
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Corn tempura, radishes, old records, family photographs, cramped bedrooms, seaside walks, and the steep path to the house let memory inhabit routine. The ensemble's pauses reveal grievances beneath impeccable hospitality.
Major award wins
No verified wins in this six-institution crosswalk.
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