In a 2009 interview, Koreeda stated that Still Walking was based on his own family.
The original Japanese title "Aruitemo aruitemo" ("no matter how much I walk") is a lyric from the 1968 song "Blue Light Yokohama", which is heard diegetically in the film.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #554.
This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd.