Still the Water

A tender, contemplative portrait of two teenagers navigating loss and love on a remote island, searching for meaning amid parental absence and mortality.

On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.