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Departures

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2008-09-13

Runtime: 130 mins

Director: Yojiro Takita

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: Departures

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

Production Countries: Japan

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