Departures (2008)

Name: Departures
Director: Yojiro Takita
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-09-13
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto

+ Add to Watchlist

★★★★★★★★★★7.7 Sep 13th, 2008 130 min Directed by Yojiro Takita Google It

Drama Explore nearby →

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.

dying and death funeral octopus coffin cello musical

Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto

Language: JA

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

Movies Like This

Same Director

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003 · ★★★★★★★★★★ · 63% match

Departures (2008)

Movies Like This

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

Harmonium

I Give My First Love to You

Café Lumière

Drive My Car

Our Little Sister

Kokuho

Call Me Chihiro

Perfect Days

Call Boy

Evil Does Not Exist

Small, Slow But Steady

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

37 Seconds

After the Storm

Little Forest: Winter/Spring

Sweet Bean

Still the Water

The Ballad of Narayama

Like Father, Like Son

To the Ends of the Earth

Tokyo Sonata

The Kirishima Thing

I Wish

Blood and Bones