Departures

The gift of last memories.

おくりびと (2008)

Timing: 2:10 (130 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2008-09-13

Country

Japan

Production

dentsu, Shochiku, MBS, The Asahi Shimbun, Amuse Soft Entertainment, TBS, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Sedic

Genre

Drama

Budget

Revenue

$2 147 483 647

Website

http://www.departures-themovie.com/

Director

Yojiro Takita

Actors

Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Takashi Sasano, Tetta Sugimoto, Tōru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada, Tarō Ishida
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Scenario

Producer

Toshiaki Nakazawa, Ichirô Nobukuni, Toshihisa Watai, Yasuhiro Mase

Operator

Takeshi Hamada

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Artist

Audition

Takefumi Yoshikawa

Editing

Akimasa Kawashima
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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.

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