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Opinion: Marshall Fine: Interview: Director, star of Oscar-winner Departures 
Huffington Post | by Marshall Fine | Thu, May 28
Thu, May 28
When Departures won the Oscar in February as best foreign-language film, no one was more surprised than director Yojiro Takita. But then, Departures was a... When Departures won the Oscar in February as best foreign-language film, no one was more surprised than director Yojiro Takita.
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