Departures

Plot

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.

Genres

Drama

Year

2008

Runtime

130 min

Director

Yojiro Takita

Cast

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

TMDB rating

7.9 / 10

Where to watch in the UK

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