
Japan's `Departures' wins Oscar in upset
By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle, Ap Entertainment Writer – Mon Feb 23, 1:33 am ETJapan's "Departures," a film about a classical musician who prepares bodies for burial, won the Oscar for best foreign language film in an upset over the favored "Waltz With Bashir."
"This is a new departure for me," director Yojiro Takita said while accepting the award. "And we'll be back, I hope."
"Departures" is about a cellist (Masahiro Motoki) whose orchestra is disbanded and, desperate for work, becomes a funeral professional. The win should improve the film's U.S. box office when it debuts in May.
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