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Departures (2008)

Movie"The gift of last memories."
Audience Score
78
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PG-13 2 hr 10 minSep 13th, 2008Drama
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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.
StarringMasahiro MotokiRyoko HirosueTsutomu Yamazaki
DirectorYojiro Takita

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 13th, 2008
Movie Box Office Gross:$69,932,387 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Yasuhiro Mase
Production Companies:TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
Departures on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
musicalfuneraldying and deathbased on memoir or autobiographycoffinoctopuscelloodd jobyamagata