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Death of a Japanese Salesman

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Death of a Japanese Salesman
Poster
Directed byMami Sunada
Release date
  • September 2011 (2011-09) (San Sebastian)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office+¥100 million (Japan)

Death of a Japanese Salesman (エンディングノート, Endingu Nōto, "Ending Note") is a 2011 Japanese documentary film written and directed by Mami Sunada about the illness and death of her father, Tomoaki Sunada.

The film was a box office success in Japan,[2] and has won prizes at the Dubai[3] and Chicago[4] International Film Festivals and was described as one of the ten best films of the year by The Japan Times.[5]

Reception

By December 2011, the film had earned over ¥100 million at the Japanese box office.[2]

References

  1. ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival Announces 9 New Additions to Directors Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b The business of Japanese documentaries, FilmAsia
  3. ^ Winner of Muhr AsiaAfrica / Documentary /Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentaries – Second Prize
  4. ^ 2011 — 47th Chicago Film Festival Awards Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Lacking powerhouses, it was a lean year for Japanese movies 2011 review, Mark Schilling