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They Say Nothing Stays the Same

20192h 17mJoe Odagiri
IMDb 7.0 · Rotten Tomatoes 100% · Metacritic 66

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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.

Drama
Mysterious WomanMeiji PeriodFerryman

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What is They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) about?

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,…

Who stars in They Say Nothing Stays the Same?

They Say Nothing Stays the Same stars Akira Emoto (Toichi), Ririka Kawashima (A Girl), Nijiro Murakami (Genzo), Tsuyoshi Ihara (The Man from the Construction Site), Tadanobu Asano (Regular customer). The film was directed by Joe Odagiri.

How long is They Say Nothing Stays the Same?

They Say Nothing Stays the Same has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2019.

Is They Say Nothing Stays the Same worth watching?

They Say Nothing Stays the Same holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 100. Fans of Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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