Departures poster

The gift of last memories.

Departures

20082h 10mDrama
7.9

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975 votes

Trailer

Departures (2008) HD Trailer · plays on YouTube

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Synopsis

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.

Directed by
Yojiro Takita
Written by
Kundo Koyama

Cast

Details

Released
September 13, 2008
Runtime
2h 10m
Status
Released
Language
JA
Original title
おくりびと
Country
Japan
Box office
$69,932,387

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