Departures
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.
Views: 1087
Genre: Best 2008, Best Dramas, Best Japanese, Best Music, Drama
Director: Yojiro Takita
Actors: Allison Tolman, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Tōru Minegishi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yukari Tachibana
Country: Japan
Company: Amuse Soft, Asahi Shimbun, dentsu
Awards: Won 1 Oscar, 40 wins & 12 nominations total
Worldwide Gross: $74,236,951
Duration:
2h 10minRelease: 2008
Release Date: 2008-09-13
IMDb: 8
TMDB: 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Metacritic: 68
FilmAffinity: 7.6