PG-132h 10m2008

Departures

Name: Departures
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-09-13
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo

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“The gift of last memories.”

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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.

Director: Yojiro Takita
Writers: Kundo Koyama
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Release date: 13 September 2008
Box office: $69,932,387

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