Departures (2008)
Drama • 2ч 10м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.9
(938)
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Hirosue Ryoko
Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita
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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
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Rin Uchida
Young Daigo
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Ryoichi Suzuki
Takao Toji
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Akemi Fuji
Atsushi Yamanaka
Shinji Hiwatashi
Crew
Yojiro Takita
Director
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Kundo Koyama
Screenplay
Ichirô Nobukuni
Producer
Fumio Ogawa
Production Design
Yasuhiro Mase
Executive Producer
Hideharu Yamashita
Line Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Producer
Akimasa Kawashima
Editor
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Producer
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Casting
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Naomi Koike
Decorator
Hitoshi Takaya
Gaffer
Satoshi Ozaki
Sound Recordist
Katsuhiko Kitamura
Costume Supervisor
長濱英高
Assistant Director
Osamu Onodera
Sound Mixer
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