Departures (2008)
Original title: おくりびと
Departures is a 2008 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yojiro Takita, with a running time of 2h 10m. It stars Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
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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Cast
- Masahiro Motoki as Daigo Kobayashi
- Hirosue Ryoko as Mika Kobayashi
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ikuei Sasaki
- Kimiko Yo as Yuriko Kamimura
- Tetta Sugimoto as Yamashita
- Toru Minegishi as Yoshiki Kobayashi
- Tatsuo Yamada as Togashi
- Yukiko Tachibana
- Yukari Tachibana as Rie Yamashita
- Genjitsu Shu
- Taro Ishida as Sonezaki
- Yukimi Koyanagi