Departures News

The Kitchen Stove Film Fest continues tonight and tomorrow with showings of Departures, a film by Japanese director Yojiro Takita and winner of the 2009 Oscar for best foreign language film.

Masahiro Motoki serenades the film that he is starring in, Departures . If I make someone cry in my day-to-day life I get yelled at .

The 13th annual Japanese Film Festival begins November 24 in Sydney, Australia. © 2009 The Japan Foundation, Sydney This year, the 13th annual Japanese Film Festival will be delivering another fantastic line-up of Japanese cinema to fans in Australia.

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards has announced nominees in nine award categories with 37 films representing 16 countries and areas.

Hawaii filmmaker Brent Anbe's comedic tribute to die-hard K-drama fans, 'Ajumma! Are You Krazy???,' has had terrific buzz at the Hawaii International Film Festival, now under way.

In DEPARTURES, Daigo Kobayashi, MASAHIRO MOTOKI, is married to Mika, RYOKO HIROSUE, and plays cello in a privately owned Tokyo orchestra.

BUSAN Iranian film "Darabaye Elly" topped the shortlist for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, with a total of five nominations.

Movie quiz: What is the longest-running film this year in Honolulu? Answer: It's the Japan-made "Departures," last season's best foreign language film Oscar winner, the year's most enduring movie showing for 16 continuous weeks - and still ticking.

The preliminary list of candidates for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar includes Israel's "Ajami," Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti's depiction of life in Jaffa's hardscrabble streets.

REVIEW **1 2 out of **** 'Departures' Rated: NR Running time: 2:11; Japanese, with English subtitles Director: Yojiro Takita Showing: Lynwood MOVIEWEB.COM Masahiro Motoki plays an out-of-work cellist who takes a job in "encoffinment" in "Departures." In "Departures," winner of this year's best foreign film Oscar, an unemployed cello player finds a ...

The 23rd Edmonton International Film Festival fills the city to the brim with with films from around the world Here are the reviews of every film we were able to get a hold of in advance of the first week of the 23rd Edmonton International Film Festival.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 'Departures' makes its Sedona debut on Tuesday, Sept.

URL: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/09/japan_week_offers_cultural_activities_continues_tonight Current Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:26:31 -0400 Japan Week Events 7 p.m. tonight in Room 115 of the International Center "Departures " Directed by Yojiro Takita, "Departures" is a fictional movie detailing the life of cellist and funeral ...

The fall Redlands Cinema Classic series begins Tuesday, Sept. 22, with "Departures," winner of the 2009 Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

Coffins used in the movie "Okuribito" are displayed at Shonai Eigamura, a facility with open sets, studios and a museum, in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture.

Movies are rated on 0 to 10 scale. Despite their roughhewn appearance, the resourceful rag dolls in "9" obviously were crafted with great love and care, both by the scientist who made them in the film and the mastermind behind them in real life, director Shane Acker.

The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner film by director Stefan Komandarev is Bulgaria's nomination for the Academy Award Oscar in the best foreign-language film category.

Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan have announced their films for consideration for the foreign-language film Oscar category.

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A play based on Japan's Oscar-winning pic "Departures" will open in May in Tokyo, according to producer Yasuhiro Mase.