Departures
Released
September 13, 2008
Runtime: 2h 10m
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 & Crew
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
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Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita
- GS
Genjitsu Shu
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Taro Ishida
Sonezaki
Yukimi Koyanagi
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Hiroyuki Kishi
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Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani
Tomeo's Father
Mitsuyo Hoshino
Kazuko Kobayashi
Tarō Suwa
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Tatsuhito Okuda
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Yojiro Takita
Director
Kundo Koyama
Screenplay
Media
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