They Say Nothing Stays the Same
ある船頭の話
Synopsis
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.
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They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) | Trailer | Joe Odagiri | Akira Emoto | Ririka KawashimaOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2021-10-18
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Akira Emoto
Toichi
Ririka Kawashima
A Girl
Nijiro Murakami
Genzo
Tsuyoshi Ihara
The Man from the Construction Site
Tadanobu Asano
Regular customer
Jun Murakami
Merchant
Yu Aoi
Geisha
Takashi Sasano
Ushi's customer
Mitsuko Kusabue
Woman on the Boat
Haruomi Hosono
Nihei's Father
Masatoshi Nagase
Nihei
Isaao Hashizume
Doctor
Jun'ichi Kômoto
Release History & Theatrical Window
Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Joe Odagiri
- Screenplay & Story
- Joe Odagiri
- Original Score
- Tigran Hamasyan
- Original Title
- ある船頭の話
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Production Studios
- Kinoshita Group
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Joe Odagiri
Joe Odagiri
Tigran Hamasyan
Christopher Doyle
Joe Odagiri, Masaya Okazaki
Shôzô Ichiyama, Yusaku Nakajima, Takuro Nagai, Naoya Kinoshita
Department Leadership Roster
Joe Odagiri
Director
Shôzô Ichiyama
Producer
Joe Odagiri
Screenplay
Yusaku Nakajima
Producer
Joe Odagiri
Editor
Takashi Sasaki
Production Design
Takuro Nagai
Producer
Masaya Okazaki
Editor
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Tigran Hamasyan
Original Music Composer
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What is They Say Nothing Stays the Same about?
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.
Who directed They Say Nothing Stays the Same?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same was directed by Joe Odagiri.
Who stars in They Say Nothing Stays the Same?
The principal cast of They Say Nothing Stays the Same includes Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawashima, Nijiro Murakami, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Tadanobu Asano.
When was They Say Nothing Stays the Same released and how long is it?
They Say Nothing Stays the Same was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 2h 17m.
Who composed the musical score for They Say Nothing Stays the Same?
The original motion picture soundtrack for They Say Nothing Stays the Same was composed by Tigran Hamasyan.