Departures
dir. Yojiro Takita
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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.
Directed byYojiro Takita
StarringMasahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Toru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada
Written byKundo Koyama
CinematographyTakeshi Hamada
MusicJoe Hisaishi
Departures
2008 · PG-13 · 2h 10m
Drama
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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