Departures

おくりびと

2008 · 130 min · ★ 7.8 / 10 · 964 votes

Drama

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 · Ryoko Hirosue · Tsutomu Yamazaki · Kimiko Yo · Tetta Sugimoto · Toru Minegishi · Tatsuo Yamada · Yukiko Tachibana · Yukari Tachibana · Genjitsu Shu

Director

Yojiro Takita