Dinner & a Movie - 'Departures (Okuribito)'

Join the JASG for a Dinner & Movie Series featuring Departures, a 2008 Japanese drama film about a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a nōkanshi—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. It won the grand prize at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Japanese Academy Prize for Picture of the Year in 2008; then in 2009, it became the first Japanese production to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Here's How It Works

1. Watch & Learn about the Film through an Introduction by Professor James Hoadley on YouTube
2. Order Dinner from JASG Member Restaurants (see bottom of page) & Watch Film at Home
3. Join Live Group Zoom Discussion on Thursday, July 30 at 7:00pm (Zoom Webinar link & log-in details will be sent after registering before the event).