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Departures

おくりびと

The gift of last memories.

7.867TMDB 2008 130 min
Drama
Japan
Overview Plot

After being laid off from his orchestra, cellist Daigo moves with his wife to his small hometown. Believing he's applying at a travel agency, he discovers the job is actually as an undertaker's assistant.

Directors
Yojiro Takita
Cast
Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Toru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada, Yukiko Tachibana, Yukari Tachibana, Genjitsu Shu, Taro Ishida, Yukimi Koyanagi, Hiroyuki Kishi, Sanae Miyata, Ryosuke Otani, Mitsuyo Hoshino, Tarō Suwa, Tatsuhito Okuda, Rin Uchida, Ryoichi Suzuki
Country
Japan
Genre
Drama
Release date
2008-09-13
Studios
TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun

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Daigo, a cellist, loses his orchestra job and relocates with his wife to his cheaper hometown. He thinks he is interviewing for a position at a travel agency, but the job involves a different kind of departure: he is hired as an undertaker's assistant.

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