Drama
Departures
Avg rating 7.9 / My rating TBC
2008 · Directed by Yojiro Takita · With Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Film info
- Runtime
- 2h 10m · 130 min
- TMDB
- 7.9 / 10 (audience, 964 votes)
- Trailer
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Full cast and crew
- Yojiro TakitaDirector
- Masahiro MotokiActoras Daigo Kobayashi
- Ryoko HirosueActoras Mika Kobayashi
- Tsutomu YamazakiActoras Ikuei Sasaki
- Kimiko YoActoras Yuriko Kamimura
- Tetta SugimotoActoras Yamashita
- Toru MinegishiActoras Yoshiki Kobayashi
- Tatsuo YamadaActoras Togashi
- Yukiko TachibanaActor
- Joe HisaishiComposer
About this film
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Synopsis from TMDB.
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