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Departures

Original title: おくりびと

The gift of last memories.

2008 · PG-13 · 2h 10m

Directed by Yojiro Takita

7.9

TMDB audience score
975 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Masahiro Motoki
    Daigo Kobayashi

  • Ryoko Hirosue
    Mika Kobayashi

  • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Ikuei Sasaki

  • Kimiko Yo
    Yuriko Kamimura

  • Tetta Sugimoto
    Yamashita

  • Toru Minegishi
    Yoshiki Kobayashi

  • Tatsuo Yamada
    Togashi

  • Yukiko Tachibana

  • Yukari Tachibana
    Rie Yamashita

  • Genjitsu Shu

  • Taro Ishida
    Sonezaki

  • Yukimi Koyanagi

  • Hiroyuki Kishi

  • Sanae Miyata
    Naomi Togashi

  • Ryosuke Otani
    Tomeo's Father

  • Mitsuyo Hoshino
    Kazuko Kobayashi

  • Tarō Suwa

  • Tatsuhito Okuda