Departures (2008)
Departures (2008)
The gift of last memories.
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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Cast

Masahiro Motoki Masahiro Motoki As: Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue Ryoko Hirosue As: Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki As: Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki Kazuko Yoshiyuki As: Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo As: Yuriko Kamimura
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The gift of last memories.
Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 13 September 2008

Country: JP

Runtime: 130m

Company Credits

Company: TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun

Revenue: $69,932,387

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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

Directed By

Writing Credits

Kundo Koyama

Kundo Koyama

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Takeshi Hamada

Takeshi Hamada

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Fumio Ogawa

Fumio Ogawa

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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