They Say Nothing Stays the Same
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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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Cast
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Akira Emoto
Toichi
Known for
Rental Family
Hanzawa Naoki
Ririka Kawashima
A Girl
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Christopher Doyle
Joe Odagiri
Known for
My Way
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Shôzô Ichiyama
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The Calming
Last Shadow at First Light
Nijiro Murakami
Genzo
Known for
Alice in Borderland
Inuyashiki
Takuro Nagai
Emi Wada
Tsuyoshi Ihara
The Man from the Construction Site
Known for
Letters from Iwo Jima
Ninja
Takashi Sasaki
Yuusaku Nakajima
Tadanobu Asano
Regular customer
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Joe Odagiri Director · Tigran Hamasyan Composer Christopher Doyle Cinematographer
United States release November 12, 2021 · Produced in Japan · Original title ある船頭の話
Production
Kinoshita Group
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
ある船頭の話
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2019
Premiere · Giornate degli Autori
Japan · September 13, 2019
Theatrical
United States · November 12, 2021
Canada
October 13, 2019 · Festival du nouveau cinéma
Czechia
February 28, 2025 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 5, 2019 · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
South Korea
October 6, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Taiwan
November 12, 2019 · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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