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鈥楧epartures鈥 is coming back, in 4K

More than a decade after its release, the 2008 Japanese film 鈥淒epartures,鈥 which bagged numerous awards including the 2009 Oscar for best foreign language film, is set to hit Chinese theaters soon in 4K resolution.

This will mark the film鈥檚 formal theatrical release on the Chinese mainland, according to Alibaba Pictures, the company that assists in the movie鈥檚 promotion.

鈥淒epartures鈥 revolves around a newly unemployed cellist who takes a job as a traditional funeral 鈥渁rtist鈥 preparing the dead for their final 鈥渄eparture.鈥

It rates 8.9 out of 10 on the review platform Douban. Its upcoming release has been hailed by moviegoers as a 鈥渞eunion鈥 after 13 years, reported China Film News.

James Cameron鈥檚 鈥淎vatar,鈥 re-released in China on March 12, raked in a re-run box office revenue of more than 160 million yuan (US$24.6 million) as of yesterday.


 

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