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Departures

Original title: おくりびと

“The gift of last memories.”

★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 968 votes

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.

Director
Yojiro Takita
Release date
Sep 13, 2008
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Departures

  • Portrait of Masahiro Motoki

    Masahiro Motoki

    Daigo Kobayashi

  • Portrait of Ryoko Hirosue

    Ryoko Hirosue

    Mika Kobayashi

  • Portrait of Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Ikuei Sasaki

  • Portrait of Kimiko Yo

    Kimiko Yo

    Yuriko Kamimura

  • Portrait of Tetta Sugimoto

    Tetta Sugimoto

    Yamashita

  • Portrait of Toru Minegishi

    Toru Minegishi

    Yoshiki Kobayashi

  • Portrait of Tatsuo Yamada

    Tatsuo Yamada

    Togashi

  • Portrait of Yukiko Tachibana

    Yukiko Tachibana

  • Portrait of Yukari Tachibana

    Yukari Tachibana

    Rie Yamashita

  • Genjitsu Shu

  • Portrait of Taro Ishida

    Taro Ishida

    Sonezaki

  • Portrait of Yukimi Koyanagi

    Yukimi Koyanagi

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United States
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United Kingdom
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India
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Canada
Rent or buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
Australia
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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