Japan Synopsis
歩いても 歩いても
Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.
Audience Engagement
316 audience reviews — more than 90% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (90th percentile) outruns trending popularity (67th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From Eisei Gekijo
Drama + Family in Japan
52 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Still Walking itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Still Walking. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Still Walking holds position #55 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Still Walking premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2079th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Still Walking, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- family reunion · 4
- bereavement · 2
- family gathering · 2
- father son relationship · 26
- mother son relationship · 21
- father son conflict · 9
- family relationships · 57
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #893 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #372 of 1,933 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Eisei Gekijo, TV Man Union, Bandai Visual, Cinequanon, Engine Film Group |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | June 28, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1087578 |
| Official Site | www.aruitemo.com |