小田切讓首次自編自導，加上台前幕後強勁的陣容，隨即打入今年威尼斯影展，並大獲好評。船夫孤身晃著一葉輕舟，載著深山村民和他們的心事，默默地划過連接鄉村與城鎮的河流。本以為一生就是如此這般，開發的洪流卻突然襲來，深山將會建一座大橋，村民終可經陸路出城，意味著船夫不再是他們出門的唯一依靠。有一天，他的船撞到了在河上飄流的少女，她竟與早前的慘殺傳言似有關連，原本心如止水的生活，從此掀起了無盡波瀾。在杜可風的攝影及爵士鋼琴家TigranHamasyan的配樂下，日本恬靜的風景變成了流動的畫像，慨嘆著時代的洪流。

Not content to just be one of Japan’s most accomplished actors, Odagiri Joe makes his feature-length directorial debut with a beautifully ruminative period drama. For years, Toichi has ferried people between a mountain village and a nearby town, but times are changing. A bridge is being built and soon the aged boatman's services will not be needed. More unexpected changes occur after he rescues a mysterious girl. Odagiri, who also wrote the film’s script, gathers top names – cinematographer Christopher Doyle, costume designer Wada Emi, composer Tigran Hamasyan – to create a rich and languorous portrait of a bygone way of life that is about to be lost to the tides of time.