2008
7.8 (849 votes)
2h 10m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
TBS
Amuse Soft Entertainment
MBS
Sedic
Shogakukan
TBS Radio
Shochiku
dentsu
The Asahi Shimbun
Amuse Soft Entertainment
MBS
Sedic
Shogakukan
TBS Radio
Shochiku
dentsu
The Asahi Shimbun
Departures (おくりびと)
The gift of last memories.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Yojiro Takita
Screenplay: Kundo Koyama
Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa, Ichirô Nobukuni, Toshihisa Watai
Director of Photography: Takeshi Hamada
Top Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Videos
Departures (2008) HD Trailer
