They Say Nothing Stays the Same

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.

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  Akira Emoto

  Toichi
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  Ririka Kawashima

  A Girl
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  Nijiro Murakami

  Genzo
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  Tsuyoshi Ihara

  The Man from the Construction Site
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  Tadanobu Asano

  Regular customer
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  Jun Murakami

  Merchant
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  Yu Aoi

  Geisha
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  Takashi Sasano

  Ushi's customer
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  Mitsuko Kusabue

  Woman on the Boat
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  Haruomi Hosono

  Nihei's Father