They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Cast
Akira Emoto Ririka Kawashima 
Nijirō Murakami 
Masatoshi Nagase Haruomi Hosono 
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Credits
Written by: 
Joe Odagiri
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) is a Japanese drama directed by Joe Odagiri. It won the Golden Orange for Best Film at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2019. It stars Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawashima and Nijiro Murakami. It runs 137 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (299 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.