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Departures

Departures

The gift of last memories.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$69932387

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

7.849/10

Release Date

13 September 2008

Country

Japan

Cast

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Tsuyako Yamashita

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Shokichi Hirata

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukari Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Tarō Ishida

Tarō Ishida

Sonezaki

Sanae Miyata

Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani

Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father

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