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Departures

Departures

The gift of last memories.
Sep 13, 2008 2h 10m
7.8
840 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Departures
Companies TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
Countries Japan
Keywords dying and death, funeral, octopus, coffin, cello, musical, based on memoir or autobiography, odd job, yamagata
Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi
Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Shokichi Hirata
Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi
Yukari Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita
Sanae Miyata

Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani

Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father