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Departures (film)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 15, 2015 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:45, 27 July 2015 (UTC)



Departures is a Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita and starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. Loosely based on Shinmon Aoki's memoir Coffinman, the film follows a young man who becomes a nōkanshi—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician—and overcomes the prejudices of those around him. The story was conceived after Motoki, affected by a funeral ceremony he had seen along the Ganges, read Coffinman and felt that the story would adapt well to film. Departures took a decade to complete, and distributors only released it after the film won the grand prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in August 2008. Departures became the year's highest-grossing domestic film and won numerous awards, including the first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Japan. It was praised for its humour and the beauty of the encoffining ceremony (set pictured), but critics took issue with the film's predictability and overt sentimentality. The film's success spurred the development of tourist attractions at its shooting sites, increased interest in encoffining ceremonies, and the adaptation of the story for various media.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Right now, most recent film is Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (July 13)
 * Main editors: Crisco 1492, Curly Turkey
 * Promoted: August 15, 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Start of the Bon Festival, which has thematic relevance. If not the 15th, the 16th or 17th would be okay too.
 * Support as nominator. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:45, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support as co-conspirator. Crisco 1492 would probably support it, too. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 03:48, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Having swallowed him body and soul, I dare say he shall not. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:02, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Y-you mean, Crisco has d-d-d-departed?! Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 09:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * *shudder* Puns! How dare you exploit my ... no, it is not my weakness. Nokan do for that. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:47, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support Interily prepared to pass over to the other side. Belle (talk) 09:46, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support as thought-provoking. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:42, 19 July 2015 (UTC)