They Say Nothing Stays the Same

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

137 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 2019

Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he barely communicates with anyone except Genzo, a young neighbour. Upstream, a large bridge is being constructed. Everyone is excited, but Toichi has mixed feelings about it. One day, Toichi meets a mysterious girl. Having no family and no place to go, Toichi lets her stay with him, but this encounter starts to bring about changes to Toichi's life.

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

137 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 2019

They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he barely communicates with anyone except Genzo, a young neighbour. Upstream, a large bridge is being constructed. Everyone is excited, but Toichi has mixed feelings about it. One day, Toichi meets a mysterious girl. Having no family and no place to go, Toichi lets her stay with him, but this encounter starts to bring about changes to Toichi's life.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Kinoshita Group
Original title ある船頭の話
Directors Joe Odagiri
Writers Joe Odagiri

Cast

Akira Emoto

as Toichi

Ririka Kawashima

as A Girl

Nijiro Murakami

as Genzo

Tsuyoshi Ihara

as The Man from the Construction Site

Tadanobu Asano

as Regular customer

Jun Murakami

as Merchant

Yu Aoi

as Geisha

Takashi Sasano

as Ushi's customer

Mitsuko Kusabue

as Woman on the Boat

Haruomi Hosono

as Nihei's Father

Masatoshi Nagase

as Nihei

Isaao Hashizume

as Doctor