Departures

• 7.85 Drama
• 2008-09-13
• 130 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Masahiro Motoki (Daigo Kobayashi) Ryoko Hirosue (Mika Kobayashi) Tsutomu Yamazaki (Ikuei Sasaki) Kazuko Yoshiyuki (Tsuyako Yamashita) Kimiko Yo (Yuriko Kamimura) Takashi Sasano (Shokichi Hirata) Tetta Sugimoto (Yamashita) Toru Minegishi (Yoshiki Kobayashi) Tatsuo Yamada (Togashi) Yukari Tachibana ()

Director:

Yojiro Takita

Writer:

Kundo Koyama