Departures

おくりびと

2008·130'

Yojiro Takita

Drama

Japanese

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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.

Cast

Masahiro Motoki Daigo Kobayashi Ryoko Hirosue Mika Kobayashi Tsutomu Yamazaki Ikuei Sasaki Kimiko Yo Yuriko Kamimura Tetta Sugimoto Yamashita Toru Minegishi Yoshiki Kobayashi Tatsuo Yamada Togashi Yukiko Tachibana Yukari Tachibana Rie Yamashita

Genjitsu Shu Taro Ishida Sonezaki Yukimi Koyanagi