Departures

Departures

130 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 2008

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.

Departures

130 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 2008

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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., TBS, Dentsu, Asahi Shimbunsha, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio & Communications
Original title おくりびと
Directors Yojiro Takita
Writers Kundô Koyama

Cast

Masahiro Motoki

as Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue

as Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Ikuei Sasaki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

as Tsuyako Yamashita

Kimiko Yo

as Yuriko Kamimura

Takashi Sasano

as Shokichi Hirata

Tetta Sugimoto

as Yamashita

Tōru Minegishi

as Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

as Togashi

Tarô Ishida

as Sonezaki

Sanae Miyata

as Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani

as Tomeo's Father