Departures
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7.9Daigo, 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.
Released: 2008-09-13130 minDir: Yojiro TakitaDrama
Cast
- Masahiro Motoki as Daigo Kobayashi
- Hirosue Ryoko as Mika Kobayashi
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ikuei Sasaki
- Kimiko Yo as Yuriko Kamimura
- Tetta Sugimoto as Yamashita
- Toru Minegishi as Yoshiki Kobayashi
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Key dates
- Published
- 19 June 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- toleration
- Director
- Yōjirō Takita
- Screenwriter
- Aoki Shinmon
- Composer
- Joe Hisaishi
- Production company
- TBS Holdings Inc.
- Narrative location
- Japan
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Categories
2008 black comedy films2008 films2008 Japanese films2008 Japanese-language filmsBest Film Kinema Junpo Award winnersBest International Feature Film Academy Award winnersFilms about cellos and cellistsFilms about deathFilms about funeralsFilms directed by Yōjirō TakitaFilms scored by Joe HisaishiFilms set in Tokyo