![Academy Award®-winner Yojiro Takita backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjExNDg2NzMyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTAwNTAwMw@@._V1_.jpg)
![For Best foreign language film of the year, from Japan, "Departures" produced by (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production. Accepting the Oscar® is Yojiro Takita backstage following the live ABC Telecast from the Kodak Theatre at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTAyMTE0ODk3NzReQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU3MDYzMDUwMDM@._V1_.jpg)
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For Best foreign language film of the year, from Japan, "Departures" produced by (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production. Accepting the Oscar® is Yojiro Takita backstage following the live ABC Telecast from the Kodak Theatre at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.