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Departures

Year
2008
Director
Yojiro Takita
Runtime
130 min
Genre
Drama
Dose
Excellent

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Masahiro MotokiDaigo Kobayashi
  • Ryoko HirosueMika Kobayashi
  • Tsutomu YamazakiIkuei Sasaki
  • Kimiko YoYuriko Kamimura
  • Tetta SugimotoYamashita
  • Toru MinegishiYoshiki Kobayashi
  • Tatsuo YamadaTogashi
  • Yukiko Tachibana
  • Yukari TachibanaRie Yamashita
  • Genjitsu Shu

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