OKURIBITO (Original title)DEPARTURES (Alternative title)
Date: 2008 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirected by: Yôjirô Takita
Production company billing: ©2008. Departures Film Partners Contentfilm International presents in association with [] a Departures Film Partners presentation [end] Dolby Digital In Colour [1.85:1] Subtitles
Synopsis: Drama. After his musical career fails, a Tokyo cellist retreats to his small hometown where he takes a job as a mortuary assistant.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Musicians, Death
Releases
Date: 13 September 2008Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 131 mins Subtitles: Japanese
Title: In cinemas: DeparturesAuthor: DE SEMLYEN, Phil Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v20 n1 January 2010 Pages: 53-54
Title: Reviews: DeparturesAuthor: SHARP, Jasper Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Positif n580 June 2009 Page: 33
Title: Notes sur les films: de A à ZAuthor: DOMENACH, Élise Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Creative Screenwriting v16 n3 May/Jun 2009 Page: 71
Title: DeparturesAuthor: CLINES, Peter Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Screenwriter Kundo Koyama talks about OKURIBITO.
In: Film Comment v45 n3 May/Jun 2009 Pages: 67-68
Title: DeparturesAuthor: RAYNS, Tony Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1681 6 Mar 2009 Page: 23
Title: Box office: Oscar winner hits homeAuthor: GRAY, Jason Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
Description: Reports on the resurgent box office success of OKURIBITO at the Japanese box office following its win of the best foreign-language film award at the 2009 Academy Awards.
In: Screen International n1677 6 Feb 2009 Pages: 19-21
Title: Awards countdown: Selling the worldArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profiles the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best foreign-language feature and assesses their sales internationally and what difference being nominated for an Oscar has made to them.
In: Screen International n1666 7 Nov 2008 Page: 23
Title: Box office: A Departure for JapanAuthor: GRAY, Jason Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Overview of the performance of Japanese films at the national box office with reference to the local success of OKURIBITO and its expected success internationally. Includes a table of the top Japanese films of 2008 (to date).
Date: 2008 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirected by: Yôjirô Takita
Production company billing: ©2008. Departures Film Partners Contentfilm International presents in association with [] a Departures Film Partners presentation [end] Dolby Digital In Colour [1.85:1] Subtitles
Synopsis: Drama. After his musical career fails, a Tokyo cellist retreats to his small hometown where he takes a job as a mortuary assistant.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Musicians, Death
Releases
Date: 13 September 2008Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 131 mins Subtitles: Japanese
Credits
(18)
©: Departures Film Partners, Production Company: Departures Film Partners, Production Company: Tokyo Broadcasting System, Production Company: Sedic International, Presents: ContentFilm International, [International Sales]: Shochiku Co. Ltd., Executive Producer: Yasuhiro Mase, Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa, Producer: Toshihisa Watai, Screenplay by: Kundo Koyama, Director of Photography: Takeshi Hamada, Lighting: Hitoshi Takaya, Editing: Akimasa Kawashima, Production Design: Fumio Ogawa, Costumes: Katsuhiko Kitamura, Music by: Joe Hisaishi, Sound Recording: Satoshi Ozaki
Cast
(10)
Masahiro Motoki (Daigo Kobayashi), Ryoko Hirosue (Mika), Tsutomu Yamazaki (Ikuei Sasaki), Kimiko Yo (Yuriko Kamimura), Tetta Sugimoto (.), Kazuko Yoshiyuki (Tsuyako Yamashita), Takashi Sasano (Shokichi Hirata), Tatsuo Yamada, Toru Minegishi, Yuko Tachibana
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Empire n247 January 2010 Page: 54Title: In cinemas: DeparturesAuthor: DE SEMLYEN, Phil Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v20 n1 January 2010 Pages: 53-54
Title: Reviews: DeparturesAuthor: SHARP, Jasper Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Positif n580 June 2009 Page: 33
Title: Notes sur les films: de A à ZAuthor: DOMENACH, Élise Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Creative Screenwriting v16 n3 May/Jun 2009 Page: 71
Title: DeparturesAuthor: CLINES, Peter Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Screenwriter Kundo Koyama talks about OKURIBITO.
In: Film Comment v45 n3 May/Jun 2009 Pages: 67-68
Title: DeparturesAuthor: RAYNS, Tony Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1681 6 Mar 2009 Page: 23
Title: Box office: Oscar winner hits homeAuthor: GRAY, Jason Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
Description: Reports on the resurgent box office success of OKURIBITO at the Japanese box office following its win of the best foreign-language film award at the 2009 Academy Awards.
In: Screen International n1677 6 Feb 2009 Pages: 19-21
Title: Awards countdown: Selling the worldArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profiles the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best foreign-language feature and assesses their sales internationally and what difference being nominated for an Oscar has made to them.
In: Screen International n1666 7 Nov 2008 Page: 23
Title: Box office: A Departure for JapanAuthor: GRAY, Jason Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Overview of the performance of Japanese films at the national box office with reference to the local success of OKURIBITO and its expected success internationally. Includes a table of the top Japanese films of 2008 (to date).