When did the movie departures come out in Japan?

The following month the film opened in Japan, where it went on to win the Academy Prize for Picture of the Year and become the year’s highest-grossing domestic film. This success was topped in 2009, when it became the first Japanese production to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Where does Daigo Kobayashi live in the movie departures?

Daigo Kobayashi ( Masahiro Motoki) loses his job as a cellist when his orchestra is disbanded. He and his wife Mika ( Ryōko Hirosue) move from Tokyo to his hometown in Yamagata, where they live in his childhood home that was left to him when his mother died two years earlier.

What happens to Yuriko and Daigo in departures?

Feeling ashamed of having abandoned her own son long ago, Yuriko tells this to Daigo in an effort to change his mind. Daigo berates Yuriko and storms out before collecting himself and turning around. He goes with Mika to another village to see the body.

What was Daigo’s first assignment in departures?

Daigo is furtive about his duties and hides the true nature of the job from Mika. His first assignment is to assist with the encoffinment of a woman who died at home and remained undiscovered for two weeks. He is beset with nausea and later humiliated when strangers on a bus detect an unsavoury scent on him.

Who is Shuji in the movie Yasha?

Yasha (1985) 2h 7min | Crime, Drama | 31 August 1985 (Japan) Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he’s reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he’s become an honest fisherman.

Where did the movie departures get its award?

Departures received recognition at a variety of film festivals, including the Audience Choice Award at the 28th Hawaii International Film Festival, the Grand Prix des Amériques at the 32nd Montreal World Film Festival, and Best Narrative Film at the 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival.