Okurimono

1h 36m
Documentary
4

After a 20-year absence, Noriko returns to Nagasaki to clear out her mother’s home. In doing so, she finds letters that reveal a family secret intertwined with the memory of the peninsular town’s inhabitants. In reconstructing this family story, Okurimono gradually develops into a grace-filled meditation on the passage of time and the legacy we leave behind.

Cast

Mitsuko
Self (archive footage)
Noriko Oi
Self

Crew

Noriko Ibaragi
Poem
Laurence Lévesque
Director, Writer
Marie-Pier Grignon
Editor
Sébastien Blais
Director of Photography
Catherine Boily
Producer
Rosalie Chicoine Perreault
Producer
Nataq Huault
Sound Designer
Camille Demers-Lambert
Sound
Marie-Pierre Grenier
Sound
Olivier Germain
Sound
Alexis Farand
Sound
Wilhelm Brandl
Original Music Composer

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