CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 2h 10m · PG-13
Departures

The gift of last memories.

79%(972)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byYojiro Takita

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
JA
Released
September 13, 2008
Revenue
$69,932,387
Studios
TBSAmuse Soft EntertainmentMBS

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Written by
Kundo Koyama
Kundo Koyama
Produced by
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Ichirô Nobukuni

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