Departures
The gift of last memories.
September 13, 2008 2h 10m
★ 7.8 (938 votes)
Drama
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.
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Top Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Hirosue Ryoko
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
Status: Released
Revenue: $69,932,387
Production Companies: TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
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