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Japanese Film Show -- "Born, Bone, Born"
The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver Japanese Consulate Feature Film Presentation
On the fourth anniversary of the matriarch’s passing, the Shinjo family gathers to carry out the local ritual bone-washing ceremony and a final farewell. Unresolved issues emerge in a story with a finely tuned balance of humor, sadness and humanity portraying how they deal with grief and loss.