Departures backdrop
Departures logo
Departures poster
Trailer
Departures
7.8
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2h 10m
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2008
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Released
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.

Cast
Masahiro Motoki poster
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue poster
Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki poster
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki poster
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo poster
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano poster
Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata
Tetta Sugimoto poster
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi poster
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada poster
Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi
Yukari Tachibana poster
Yukari Tachibana
Tarō Ishida poster
Tarō Ishida
Sonezaki
Sanae Miyata poster
Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani poster
Ryosuke Otani
Tomeo's Father

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