Departures(2008)
“The gift of last memories.”
Overview
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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Cast
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita
Genjitsu Shu
Taro Ishida
Sonezaki
Yukimi Koyanagi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani
Tomeo's Father
Mitsuyo Hoshino
Kazuko Kobayashi
Tarō Suwa
Tatsuhito Okuda
Rin Uchida
Young Daigo
Ryoichi Suzuki
Takao Toji
Crew
Box Office
$69.9M
Details
Original Title
おくりびと
Original Language
ja
Country
Japan
Production
TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
