The Departure

The Departure

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  • Genre(s): Documentary
  • Language(s): 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Director(s): Lana Wilson
  • Duration: 1h 27min
  • Award(s): Independent Spirit 2018 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron, LiSA Another Great Day
  • Story:
    An intimate character study of the complex figure Ittetsu Nemoto, an aimless and rebellious former punk rocker-turned-Buddhist priest. He is renowned in Japan for saving the lives of countless suicidal men and women through his wise and compassionate counsel. But Nemoto is now approaching middle-age with a wife and young boy of his own, when he learns his life is at risk from heart disease, compounded by the heavy emotional workload of supporting those who no longer want to live. When saving others takes such a toll, can he find the resiliency to save himself?
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STORY

Story
An intimate character study of the complex figure Ittetsu Nemoto, an aimless and rebellious former punk rocker-turned-Buddhist priest. He is renowned in Japan for saving the lives of countless suicidal men and women through his wise and compassionate counsel. But Nemoto is now approaching middle-age with a wife and young boy of his own, when he learns his life is at risk from heart disease, compounded by the heavy emotional workload of supporting those who no longer want to live. When saving others takes such a toll, can he find the resiliency to save himself?

AWARDS

Nominations
Independent Spirit Award

Best Documentary | 2018 | Lana Wilson

Silver St. George Award

Best Film of the Documentary Competition | 2017 | Lana Wilson

Jury Award

Best Documentary Feature | 2017 | Lana Wilson

International Documentary Award

Best Documentary | 2017 | Lana Wilson

TRIVIA

Trivia

Inspired by Larissa MacFarquhar's The New Yorker article "Last Call".