Departures
880 reviews
Drama
2h 10m
2008
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...
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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.
- DirectorYojiro Takita
- Release13 September 2008
- GenreDrama
- Duration2h 10m
- Budget?
- Revenue$69,932,387
- Rate880 reviews
- Productions
TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
Cast

Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita

Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura

Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata

Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita

Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi

Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita

Taro Ishida
Sonezaki

Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani
Tomeo's Father
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