Departures
JapanDirected by Yojiro Takita
ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the twelfth Academy Award nomination for Japan. Previous nominations were:
- THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2003) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- MUDDY RIVER (1981) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- KAGEMUSHA (THE SHADOW WARRIOR) (1980) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- SANDAKAN NO. 8 (1975) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- DODES'KA-DEN (1971) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- PORTRAIT OF CHIEKO (1967) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- KWAIDAN (1965) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- WOMAN IN THE DUNES (1964) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- TWIN SISTERS OF KYOTO (1963) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- IMMORTAL LOVE (1961) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
- HARP OF BURMA (1956) -- Nominee, Foreign Language Film
Additionally, Japan received three Special/Honorary Awards prior to the establishment of Foreign Language Film as a regular category in 1956:
- SAMURAI, THE LEGEND OF MUSASHI (1955) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
- GATE OF HELL (1954) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
- RASHOMON (1951) -- Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
