Still the Water
2014 2h 1m movie Film Japan

Still the Water

2つ目の窓

Synopsis

2つ目の窓

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.

Drama + Romance in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Still the Water itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Still the Water. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Kumie

The 2013–2015 Japan Window

Still the Water holds position #310 of 546 Japan films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Attack on Titan
    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Still the Water premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.

The 2979th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

87
Reviews
74th
Review-volume percentile
76th
Popularity percentile

87 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
87
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,515 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,103 of 1,933 (top 57%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesFrance, Japan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesKumie, Comme des Cinémas, WOWOW FILMS
Runtime2h 1m
Release DateJune 1, 2014
IMDbtt3230162