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Departures (2008)

Original title: おくりびと

PG-13 · 2008-09-13 · 2h 10m · JA
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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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Yojiro TakitaDirector
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Masahiro MotokiMasahiro MotokiDaigo KobayashiHirosue RyokoHirosue RyokoMika KobayashiTsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiIkuei SasakiKazuko YoshiyukiKazuko YoshiyukiTsuyako YamashitaKimiko YoKimiko YoYuriko KamimuraTakashi SasanoTakashi SasanoShokichi HirataTetta SugimotoTetta SugimotoYamashitaToru MinegishiToru MinegishiYoshiki KobayashiTatsuo YamadaTatsuo YamadaTogashiYukari TachibanaYukari TachibanaTaro IshidaTaro IshidaSonezakiSanae MiyataSanae MiyataNaomi Togashi

Keywords

Based on memoir or autobiographyMusicalDying and deathFuneralCoffinOctopusCelloOdd jobYamagata

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Memoir Or Autobiography · Musical · Dying And DeathDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference441201Actor preference72168 · 171015 · 69268

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What is Departures about?

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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Departures has a runtime of 130 minutes.

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