I hope to catch Tokyo Sonata soon. 

Unfortunately, Departures (Okuribito) did not even make it to 1 of the 6 nominees for Best Film ... 
wondering why ... sigh ... 

PS: this award is only in its 3rd year ... 
click 
http://www.asianfilmawards.org/2009/eng/nominations.php 

I am glad that MOTOKI Masahiro, Departures (Okuribito) won the Best Actor though. 

rgds