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Departures ( 2008 )

"The gift of last memories."

★7.8 /10 _(864.0)

130 min ● Sep 13, 2008 ● Japanese

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Tsuyako Yamashita

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Takashi Sasano

Shokichi Hirata

Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukari Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father