# Still the Water > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Still_the_Water > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Still_the_Water.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Water > Source revision: 1341616404 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|2014 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = Still the Water | image = Still the Water poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = [Naomi Kawase](/source/Naomi_Kawase) | producer = Rémi Burah
Takehiko Aoki
Masamichi Sawada
Naomi Kawase | writer = Naomi Kawase | starring = [Nijirō Murakami](/source/Nijir%C5%8D_Murakami)
[Jun Yoshinaga](/source/Junko_Abe) | music = Hasiken | cinematography = | editing = [Tina Baz](/source/Tina_Baz) | distributor = Asmik Ace | released = {{film date|2014|5|20|[Cannes](/source/2014_Cannes_Film_Festival)|2014|7|26|Japan|df=yes}} | runtime = 110 minutes | country = Japan | language = Japanese }} {{Nihongo|'''''Still the Water'''''|2つ目の窓|Futatsume no Mado}} is a 2014 Japanese [romance film](/source/romance_film) written and directed by [Naomi Kawase](/source/Naomi_Kawase). It was filmed in the scenic nature of [Amami City](/source/Amami%2C_Kagoshima) in [Kagoshima Prefecture](/source/Kagoshima_Prefecture) in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://amamishimbun.co.jp/index.php?QBlog-20131118-2|title=Lecture on cinematography in Amami by director Kawase|publisher=Amami Online|date=20 May 2014|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220202/http://amamishimbun.co.jp/index.php?QBlog-20131118-2|archive-date=20 May 2014}} The score was composed by singer-songwriter Hasiken.{{cite web|url=http://www.hasiken.com/news/|title=News, HASIKEN official|publisher=Hasiken|date=20 May 2014|language=Japanese}} ''Still the Water'' was selected to compete for the [Palme d'Or](/source/Palme_d'Or) at the [2014 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2014_Cannes_Film_Festival).{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html |title=2014 Official Selection |access-date=17 April 2014 |work=Cannes}} Describing the film as her "masterpiece", Kawase said it was deserving of the Palme d'Or. "This is the first time that I have said this about a film," the writer-director said, "After the [Camera d'Or](/source/Cam%C3%A9ra_d'Or) and the [Grand Prix](/source/Grand_Prix_(Cannes_Film_Festival)), there is nothing I want more than the Palme d'Or. I have my eyes on nothing else."{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/naomi-kawase-masterpiece-worth-palme-dor-020526666.html|title=Naomi Kawase: 'masterpiece' worth the Palme D'Or|agency=[Agence France-Presse](/source/Agence_France-Presse)|date=10 May 2014}} ==Cast== [[File:Cannes 2014 12.jpg|thumb|Cast and crew at the [2014 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2014_Cannes_Film_Festival)]] * [Nijirō Murakami](/source/Nijir%C5%8D_Murakami) * [Jun Yoshinaga](/source/Junko_Abe) * [Tetta Sugimoto](/source/Tetta_Sugimoto) * [Miyuki Matsuda](/source/Miyuki_Matsuda) * [Makiko Watanabe](/source/Makiko_Watanabe) * [Jun Murakami](/source/Jun_Murakami) * [Hideo Sakaki](/source/Hideo_Sakaki) * [Fujio Tokita](/source/Fujio_Tokita) * [Faith eledia](/source/Faith_eledia) ==Reception== ''Still the Water'' has an approval rating of 52% on [review aggregator](/source/review_aggregator) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/still_the_water | title=Still the Water | Rotten Tomatoes | website=[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) }} [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) assigned the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/still-the-water?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c | title=Still the Water | website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) }} Reviewing it at Cannes, Nikola Grozdanovic at ''[Indiewire](/source/Indiewire)'' gave it a B+, stating that {{"'}}Still The Water' is a spectacle for the senses, which, if there is any justice, will be remembered as one of the greater films of the competition."{{cite web|last1=Grozdanovic|first1=Nikola|title=Cannes Review: Naomi Kawase's 'Still The Water' Is A Spectacle For The Senses|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cannes-review-naomi-kawases-still-the-water-is-a-spectacle-for-the-senses-20140520|website=Indiewire|date=20 May 2014 |access-date=5 June 2014}} In ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'', [Peter Bradshaw](/source/Peter_Bradshaw) gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated, "Kawase's film is sometimes beautiful and moving but I couldn't help occasionally finding it a little contrived and self-conscious."{{cite news|last1=Bradshaw|first1=Peter|title=Cannes 2014 review: Still the Water – come on in, the daughter's lovely|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/20/still-the-water-cannes-review-2014|access-date=5 June 2014|work=The Guardian|date=20 May 2014}} In ''[Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)'', Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 2 out of 10, calling it "more empty, pretentious ramblings from self-styled auteur Kawase Naomi".{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/still-the-water|title= Still the Water |author= Derek Elley|date=21 May 2014|access-date=1 June 2014|work= [Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{official site|http://www.futatsume-no-mado.com/}} (in Japanese) * {{IMDb title|3230162|Still the Water}} {{Naomi Kawase}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Still The Water}} Category:2014 films Category:2014 romance films Category:Japanese romance films Category:2014 Japanese-language films Category:Films directed by Naomi Kawase Category:2014 Japanese films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Still the Water](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Water) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Water?action=history)). 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