Departures
The gift of last memories.
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9/13/2008Runtime
130 minsGenres
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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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A quiet, meditative film about a cellist who stumbles into the profession of preparing the dead for their final journey, discovering unexpected grace in ritual and care. It's a film that finds beauty and meaning in life's least glamorous work, asking what it means to truly honor those who've departed.
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Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Hirosue Ryoko
Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi
Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita
Taro Ishida
Sonezaki
Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi
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