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Departures

Departures
★ 7.9/10•2008•2h 10m•PG-13•Drama

The gift of last memories.

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.

Yojiro Takita · Director

Kundo Koyama · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageJA
Release DateSep 13, 2008
Revenue$69,932,387

Actors

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukiko Tachibana

Yukiko Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

Genjitsu Shu

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

Yukimi Koyanagi

Yukimi Koyanagi

Hiroyuki Kishi

Hiroyuki Kishi

Sanae Miyata

Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani

Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father

Mitsuyo Hoshino

Mitsuyo Hoshino

Kazuko Kobayashi

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