Sayonara (2015 film)
Release. The world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the Tokyo International Film Festival. It is scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015. Reception. Critical reception. Peter Debruge of "Variety" called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations [that] offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery." Deborah Young of "The Hollywood Reporter" called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing [...] post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece". Accolades. The film was in competition at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival.