List of accolades received by Departures (2008 film)

List of awards won by Departures
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 41 47
Footnotes

Departures (おくりびと Okuribito) is a Japanese drama film written by Kundō Koyama and directed by Yōjirō Takita that was released in 2008. Based on the book Coffinman by Aoki Shinmon, it follows a young man, Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki), who loses his job as a cellist and moves back to his hometown. Despite objections from his wife Mika (Ryōko Hirosue), he finds fulfilment in performing traditional encoffinment ceremonies with his boss, Sasaki (Tsutomu Yamazaki), and his coworker, Kamimura (Kimiko Yo).[1]

The film was premiered by Shochiku in Japan on 13 September,[1] with a North American release on 29 May 2009[2] and a British one on 4 December.[3] Owing to traditional Japanese taboos about death, Takita did not expect the film to be a success.[4] However, Departures was the highest-grossing domestic film of 2008 in Japan, earning ¥3.05 billion in box office revenue,[5] and a total of $69,932,387 worldwide.[2] The film was also well received by critics, with an approval rating of 81% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes;[6] reviewer Roger Ebert described it as "excellent at achieving the universal ends of narrative".[7]

International awards for Departures began to accrue before its domestic release, when the film was granted the Grand Prix des Ameriques at the Montreal World Film Festival.[8] Over the next several months it received multiple awards, including four from Kinema Junpo,[9] and in September 2008 it was selected as Japan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[10] In February 2009, Departures dominated the Japan Academy Prizes, receiving thirteen nominations and winning ten. During the 81st Academy Awards held later that week, Departures became the first Japanese submission to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, over the critical favourite Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman).[lower-alpha 1][12] Into 2010 Departures picked up several further awards, including Best Asian Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

This international success led to the development of a tourism industry based around the film, with some sites receiving thousands of visitors,[13] and stimulated both a theatrical re-release and a reprint of Coffinman. A hearse based on Kobayashi and Sasaki's vehicle in the film was likewise put into production.[14]

Accolades

 List of accolades received by Departures
Date of ceremony Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
August 2008 Montreal World Film Festival[8] Grand Prix des Ameriques Won
12 September 2008 Rooster International Film Festival[15] Audience Award for Best Foreign Film Won
Audience Award for Best Foreign Director Yōjirō Takita Won
Audience Award for Best Foreign Actor Masahiro Motoki Won
21 October 2008 Hawaii International Film Festival[8] Audience Choice Award Won
27 November 2008 Hochi Film Award[16] Best Film Won
29 November 2008 Trailer ZEN Film Festival[17] Grand Prix Won
3 December 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Awards[18] Best Film Won
Best Director Yōjirō Takita Won
11 January 2009 Kinema Junpo Awards[9] Best Film Won
Best Director Yōjirō Takita Won
Best Screenplay Kundō Koyama Won
Best Actor Masahiro Motoki Won
14 January 2009 Blue Ribbon Awards[19] Best Actor Masahiro Motoki Won
19 January 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival[20] Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Won
21 January 2009 Mainichi Film Awards[21] Best Film Won
Best Sound Satoshi Ozaki Won
31 January 2009 Tokyo Sports Film Award[22] Best Leading Actor Masahiro MotokiWon
Best Supporting Actor Tsutomu Yamazaki[lower-alpha 2]Won
1 February 2009 Yomiuri Prize[23] Best Drama/Screenplay Kundō Koyama Won
1 February 2009 Yokohama Film Festival[24] Best Film Won
Best Director Yōjirō TakitaWon
Best Supporting Actress Kimiko Yo[lower-alpha 3] Won
Best Supporting Actress Ryōko Hirosue Won
5 February 2009 Élan d'Or Award[25] TV Taro Award for Best Film Won
Best Producer Toshiaki Nakazawa Won
20 February 2009 Japan Academy Prizes[26] Picture of the Year Won
Director of the Year Yōjirō Takita Won
Screenplay of the Year Kundō Koyama Won
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Masahiro Motoki Won
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Ryōko Hirosue Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Tsutomu Yamazaki Won
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Kimiko Yo Won
Outstanding Achievement in Music Joe Hisaishi Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Takeshi Hamada Won
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Hitoshi Takaya Won
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Fumio Ogawa Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Satoshi Ozaki and Osamu Onodera Won
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Akimasa Kawashima Won
22 February 2009 Academy Awards[4] Best Foreign Language Film Won
23 March 2009 Asian Film Awards[27] Best Actor Masahiro Motoki Won
5 April 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival[28] Best Feature Film Won
22 April 2009 Eigakan Taishō[29] Film of the Year 3rd place
2 May 2009 Udine Far-East Film Festival[30] Audience Award Won
Black Dragon Audience Award Won
26 November 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards[31] Best Screenplay Kundō Koyama Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor Masahiro Motoki Won
5 December 2009 Camerimage[32] Golden Frog Takeshi Hamada Nominated
18 April 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards[33] Best Asian Film Won

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ Before the category was formed in 1956, three Japanese films received honorary awards: Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa; 1951), Gate of Hell (Teinosuke Kinugasa; 1954), and Samurai, The Legend of Musashi (Hiroshi Inagaki; 1955).[11] The Japanese-Soviet co-production Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa; 1975) won the award, but it was submitted for the Soviet Union.[12]
  2. ↑ Also for Climber's High
  3. ↑ Also for Where the Legend Lives and Oka wo Koete

References

  1. 1 2 Kinema Junpo staff. おくりびと [Departures]. Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 Box Office Mojo staff. "Departures". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Departures". British Board of Film Classification. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 Tourtellotte, Bob; Reynolds, Isabel (23 February 2009). "Update 3 - Mortician tale "Departures" surprises with Oscar". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. ↑ Eiga Ranking Dot Com staff. 『おくりびと』の詳細情報. Eiga Ranking Dot Com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes staff. "Okuribito (Departures) – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  7. ↑ Ebert, Roger (5 December 2011). "Departures (2009)". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 Kilday, Gregg (5 May 2009). "Regent acquires 'Departures' rights". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 Schilling, Mark (11 January 2009). "Yojiro Takita pic tops Kinema Junpo Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Schilling, Mark (12 September 2008). "Japan picks 'Departures' for Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  11. ↑ Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan staff. 出品作品・受賞歴 [Exhibition of Works and Awards] (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  12. 1 2 Armstrong, Derek. "Departures (review)". Allmovie. Rovi. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Yomiuri Shimbun staff (22 February 2014). "「おくりびと」ロケ地、３月末で公開終了へ" [Okuribito Shooting Locations to be Opened to the Public from Late March]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Kyodo News Staff (24 February 2009). 光岡自動車の霊きゅう車　「おくりぐるま」を発売 [Mitsuoka Motors' Okuribito Hearse to be Put on Sale]. Kyodo News (in Japanese).
  15. ↑ Yan Ping; Bai Ying (13 September 2008). 金鸡国际影展举行颁奖典礼 [Rooster International Film Festival Awards Ceremony Held]. 163.com (in Chinese). NetEase. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "33rd Hochi Film Awards: Takita, Tsutsumi, Koizumi". Tokyo Graph. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  17. ↑ 映画祭について [About the Festival] (in Japanese). Trailer ZEN Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  18. ↑ Kobayashi, Chiho (4 December 2008). 作品賞＆監督賞ー「おくりびと」滝田洋二郎監督記事を印刷する [Best Film and Best Director Award for 'Departures' Director Yōjirō Takita]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  19. ↑ Sports Nippon staff (15 January 2009). "本木雅弘主演「おくりびと」ブルーリボン賞に決定" [Masahiro Motoki, star of Departures, chosen for Blue Ribbon Award]. Sports Nippon. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Departures". Palm Springs International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  21. ↑ 第63回毎日映画コンクール発表　最高賞に『おくりびと』 [63rd Mainichi Film Awards Announced, Best Film goest to 'Departures']. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  22. ↑ 東スポ映画大賞とは？ [Which Films have Won the Prize?]. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  23. ↑ Yomiuri staff. 読売文学賞　第５１回（平成１１年度）～第６０回（平成２０年度） [51st–60th Yomiuri Prize (1999–2008)]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  24. ↑ Yokohama Film Festival staff. 第３０回ヨコハマ映画祭 [30th Yokohama Film Festival] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  25. ↑ Élan d'Or Award staff. 2009年エランドール賞　受賞作品・受賞者（敬称略） [2009 Élan d'Or Award Winners (Titles Omitted)] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  26. ↑ Nippon Academy-shō Association staff. 第32回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 [32nd Japan Academy Prize] (in Japanese). Nippon Academy-shō Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  27. ↑ Asian Film Awards (2009). "3rd AFA Nominees and Winners". Asian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  28. ↑ "2009 Steep & Brew Audience Awards". Wisconsin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  29. ↑ 映画館スタッフが選出する「映画館大賞」決定 「映画のソムリエ」たちが選んだ08年のベストは『ダークナイト』 [Cinema Staff Announce Eigakan Taishō Award Decision: 'The Dark Knight' Best Film of the Year] (in Japanese). Oricon. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014. line feed character in |script-title= at position 25 (help)
  30. ↑ Frater, Patrick (3 May 2009). "'Departures' wins more at Udine". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  31. ↑
  32. ↑ Camerimage staff. "Plus Camerimage 2009". International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Camerimage. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  33. ↑ Hong Kong Film Awards Association staff. 第29屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單 [List of Winners at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards] (in Chinese). Hong Kong Film Awards Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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