Departures

Departures

2008
2h 10m
7.9

7.9/10

918 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $69,932,387

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TBS Amuse Soft Entertainment MBS Sedic Shogakukan TBS Radio Shochiku dentsu The Asahi Shimbun
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

dying and death funeral octopus coffin cello musical based on memoir or autobiography odd job yamagata hopeful

Quick Facts

Original Title おくりびと
Release Date September 13, 2008
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt1069238
Website Visit Site

Cast

Masahiro Motoki
Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Hirosue Ryoko
Hirosue Ryoko

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada
Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukiko Tachibana
Yukiko Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

Genjitsu Shu
Genjitsu Shu

Taro Ishida
Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

Yukimi Koyanagi
Yukimi Koyanagi

Key Crew

Yojiro Takita
Director
Kundo Koyama
Screenplay
Yasuhiro Mase
Executive Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Producer
Ichirô Nobukuni
Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Producer