Departures
First aired on Sep 13, 2008
Runtime: 130mins
80%
Genres: Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Masahiro Motoki | Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue | Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki | Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo | Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano | Shokichi Hirata
Featured Crew
Yojiro Takita | Director
Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer
Takefumi Yoshikawa | Casting
Toshiaki Nakazawa | Producer
Hideharu Yamashita | Line Producer
Ichirô Nobukuni | Producer
