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Departures

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7.8/10 • 865

2008-09-132h 10m

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.

Directors
Yojiro Takita
Editors
Akimasa Kawashima

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  1. Masahiro Motoki

    Masahiro Motoki

    Daigo Kobayashi

  2. Ryoko Hirosue

    Ryoko Hirosue

    Mika Kobayashi

  3. Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Ikuei Sasaki

  4. Kazuko Yoshiyuki

    Kazuko Yoshiyuki

    Tsuyako Yamashita

  5. Kimiko Yo

    Kimiko Yo

    Yuriko Kamimura

  6. Takashi Sasano

    Takashi Sasano

    Shokichi Hirata

  7. Tetta Sugimoto

    Tetta Sugimoto

    Yamashita

  8. Toru Minegishi

    Toru Minegishi

    Yoshiki Kobayashi

  9. Tatsuo Yamada

    Tatsuo Yamada

    Togashi

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
--
Revenue
$69,932,387.00
Keywords
dying and deathfuneraloctopuscoffincellomusicalbased on memoir or autobiographyodd jobyamagata