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Location: The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Dir. Yojiro Takita 2008, 130 min. Japanese with English subtitles When his orchestra goes out of business, cellist Daito returns to his small hometown to start over. An ambiguously worded ad leads him to unwittingly taking a job as an assistant encoffiner, one who prepares corpses for cremation, and he must deal with the disapproval of his wife and neighbours. “Departures quietly subverts aesthetic and emotional expectations…The cinematography and acting are all aces, especially the understated work by screen vet Yamazaki, who communicates almost entirely by caring facial expressions. Death may be the termination of a life, but it’s not the end of humanity.” -Peter Howell, The Toronto Star Admission: Free RSVP required: www.jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php
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