The biggest movie event of the year, the 81st Academy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, which was today (23rd) here in Japan.
Two Japanese movies got Oscars! One is Okuribito (おくりびと), Departures directed by Yojiro Takita (滝田洋二郎) for Foreign Language Film. The other is Tsumiki no ie (つみきのいえ), La Maison en Petits Cubes by Kunio Kato (加藤久仁生) for Short Film (Animated). Congratulations!!
This is the twelfth Academy Award nomination for Japan. It's been 54 years since Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵), Samurai, The Legend of Musashi got the Honorary Foreign Language Film Award in 1955, though as an Academy award it's been 6 years since Sen to Chihiro no kami kakushi (千と千尋の神隠し), Spirited Away for Best Animated Feature in 2003.
Okuribito was released last September and its box profit was yen 3,050,000,000. More than 2,720,000 people watched in Japan. It has already got many awards both inside and outside of Japan including 10 categories of 32nd Japanese Academy Awards on Feb. 20. This became 61st awards. This film will be released in 36 countries and regions.
Tsumi ki no ie has also got many awards by now and it became 20th awards.
The Best Picture, "Slumdog Millionaire" will be released on April 18 in Japan.
I am very looking forward to watching all those nice movies.
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