Okuribito / Departures

Apr 05, 2009 21:19


I've got a new favourite movie, and it's this year's Oscars for Best Foreign Film! Departures, also known in Japanese as Okuribito. I'm so glad an Asian film took home the Best Foreign Film for the Oscars this year, I think Asian films have a kind of sensitivity and perceptiveness to the environment that Western films have rarely achieved. A lot ( Read more... )

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hanamichi_1989 April 5 2009, 15:23:04 UTC
i love this movie!!!! cried like a baby in the cinema! haha i also find that scene a bit random. I really like the way a connection is drawn between forgiving and death in the film. =) Cant wait for DVD and OST release!

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ruixiong April 6 2009, 11:33:10 UTC
OST! http://sadsack2.qupan.com/2297683.html Haha, went looking for it the first thing I got home after the movie!

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pigheadfool April 7 2009, 15:58:54 UTC
I wanted to watch it! Sigh.

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amberette May 2 2009, 14:22:16 UTC
the music was really <3!! i think everyone who watches will tear up at least once.

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