Still Walking [2008] [Criterion] (BLU)
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Synopsis
The lyrical, profoundly moving Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo) is contemporary Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda's most personal work to date. Created as a tribute to his late mother, the film depicts one day in the life of the Yokoyamas, gathered together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear. Rather than focus on big dramatic moments, Kore-eda relies on simple gestures and domestic routines (especially cooking) to evoke a family’s entire life, its deep regrets and its daily joys. Featuring vivid, heartrending performances and a gentle naturalism that harks back to the director’s earlier, documentary work, Still Walking is an extraordinary portrayal of the ties that bind us.
Special Features:
- New high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Hirokazu Kore-eda and director of photography Yutaka Yamazaki, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New video interviews with Kore-eda and Yamazaki
- Documentary on the making of the film, featuring on-set footage
- Trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- A new essay by film critic Dennis Lim and recipes for the food prepared in the film
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen,
- Language: Japanese,
- Subtitles: English,
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: The Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 02/08/2011
- Run Time: 115 minutes
- Catalogue #: 554
- Region: A,