Movie

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

2019 · 137 min

A quiet, haunting meditation on change and loss, with ghostly imagery and a slow, contemplative rhythm.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, death, fate, trauma
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
death
fate
trauma
nature
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none