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Departures

Cast

Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki View All


Crew

Yojiro Takita (Director), Kundô Koyama (Screenplay) View All

Release: Sep. 13th, 2008
Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes
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.
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PHOENIX74
The great thing about Departures is that it shows us how Daigo finds and nurtures a job that seems to be his calling, while the film as a whole manages to demystify the nMkanshi and show how dignified and important their work is.
Takoma11
Daigo over and over witnesses moments of closure, and through his work he is able to work toward his own emotional peace.
Chypmunk
Departures is a work that has a healthy respect for the dead alongside a love for the living and I'm more than happy to give it a .
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