STILL THE WATER
STILL THE WATER
Type of media Film
Approved Running time 118m 41s
Release date 03/07/2015
BBFCInsight infrequent strong sex
Genre(s) Drama
Director(s) Naomi Kawase
Cast includes Nijirô Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Miyuki Matsuda, Tetta Sugimoto, Makiko Watanabe, Jun Murakami
Summary STILL THE WATER is a Japanese coming-of age drama about two teenagers who fall in love, he whilst still coming to terms with the divorce of his parents and she whilst coping with the imminent death of her mother.
Cut This work was passed uncut.
BBFCinsight publication date 23/06/2015
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
STILL THE WATER is a Japanese coming-of-age drama about two teenagers who fall in love, he whilst still coming to terms with the divorce of his parents and she whilst coping with the imminent death of her mother.
- Sex
In one scene a couple have sex in the dark. A man's head appears to be near or between a woman's thighs, and a little later the woman's body writhes as the man thrusts down into her. In another scene a young man lies on top of a young woman in a mangrove swamp. They kiss and there is a fleeting glimpse of one of the woman's nipples.
Other issues include portrayals of goats being slaughtered, natural nudity, mild sex references, and a poignant scene in which a dying woman finally passes away. Infrequent mild bad language is confined to two uses of 'arse'.
Precuts information
During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
Scenes from this film were originally shown to the BBFC for advice. The company was informed that one scene was likely to be in breach of the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 and was therefore unlikely to be suitable for classification. When the film was submitted for formal classification, this scene had been cut.
Details
- Title
- STILL THE WATER
- Year
- 2015
- Distributor(s)
- Soda Pictures Ltd.
- Classified date(s)
- 12/06/2015
- Main language
- Japanese
- Submitted run time
- 118m 41s
- Approved footage
- 10681+8
- BBFC reference
- BFF320452
- Registration number
- CFJ36138
- Remarks
- Subtitled
Related work
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STILL THE WATER | FilmTrailer | 1m 34s | Soda Pictures Ltd. | 10/06/2015 |  15 |
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STILL THE WATER | Soda Pictures Ltd. | 22/06/2015 |  27 |
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| STILL THE WATER | Video | 113m 54s | Soda Pictures Ltd. | 22/06/2015 | 15 |
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