Okurimono
2024 Canadian documentary film
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Okurimono is a 2024 Canadian documentary film directed and written by Laurence Lévesque.[1] The film centres on Noriko, a Japanese Canadian woman returning home to Japan to after her mother's death, where she seeks to find a greater understanding of her mother's experience as a hibakusha, a survivor of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki in 1945.[2]
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Directed byLaurence Lévesque
Written byLaurence Lévesque
Produced byRosalie Chicoine Perreault
Catherine Boily
Catherine Boily
StarringNoriko Oi
| Okurimono | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Laurence Lévesque |
| Written by | Laurence Lévesque |
| Produced by | Rosalie Chicoine Perreault Catherine Boily |
| Starring | Noriko Oi |
| Cinematography | Sébastien Blais |
| Edited by | Marie-Pier Grignon |
| Music by | Wilhelm Brandl |
Production company | Metafilms |
| Distributed by | Spira |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Japanese |
The film went into production in 2022 under the working title Mama no himitsu.[3]
The film premiered at the 2024 Visions du Réel documentary film festival,[4] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[5]
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2024 | Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award | Laurence Lévesque | Won | [6] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | June 1, 2025 | Best Feature Length Documentary | Laurence Lévesque, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault, Catherine Boily | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Cinematography in a Documentary | Sébastien Blais | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing in a Documentary | Marie-Pier Grignon | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music in a Documentary | Wilhelm Brandl | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Design in a Documentary | Marie-Pierre Grenier, Camille Demers-Lambert, Nataq Huault, Olivier Germain, Alexis Farand | Won |
