Death of a Japanese Salesman

Death of a Japanese Salesman
Poster
エンディングノート
Directed by	Mami Sunada
Release dates	2011
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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,^[1] and has won prizes at the Dubai^[2] and Chicago^[3] International Film Festivals and was described as one of the ten best films of the year by The Japan Times.^[4]

Reception

By December 2011, the film had earned over ¥100 million at the Japanese box office.^[1]

References

1. The business of Japanese documentaries, FilmAsia
2. Winner of Muhr AsiaAfrica / Documentary /Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentaries – Second Prize
3. 2011 — 47th Chicago Film Festival Awards
4. Lacking powerhouses, it was a lean year for Japanese movies 2011 review, Mark Schilling

External links

• Ending Note at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview: Sunada Mami on Filming Her Father's Final Days