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.
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
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Hirosue Ryoko
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kimiko Yo
Tetta Sugimoto
Toru Minegishi
Tatsuo Yamada
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
Genjitsu Shu
Taro Ishida
Yukimi Koyanagi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Sanae Miyata
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