Departures (2008)★ 8.1/10
- Comedy
- Drama
Directed by: Yôjirô Takita
Written by: Kundô Koyama
After an unsuccessful career as a cellist, a young man comes back to his hometown. As he takes on a job as a mortician, he grapples with societal taboos surrounding death.
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Cast & crew
Masahiro MotokiDaigo Kobayashi
Ryôko HirosueMika Kobayashi
Tsutomu YamazakiIkuei Sasaki
Kazuko YoshiyukiTsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko YoYuriko Uemura
Takashi SasanoShokichi HirataTetta SugimotoYamashitaTōru MinegishiYoshiki KobayashiTatsuo YamadaTogashiYukari TachibanaTarô IshidaSonezakiSanae MiyataNaomi TogashiRyôsuke ÔtaniTomeo's fatherMitsuyo HoshinoKazuko Kobayashi
Tatsuhito OkudaAkemi FujiMiyako HattoriGrandmotherMari HayashidaShinji HiwatashiNorichika IimoriYôko ImamotoKei KawaiYûji KidoAssistant Director
Hiroyuki KishiTomeyo's UncleYukimi KoyanagiMina KudoYûki MashitaKenzô RyûPablo SaccoInstrument dealerSadami SakamotoOrchestra ManagerTakejyu SatoTogashi's RelativeSayuri ShiraiTomeoGenjitsu Shu
Tarô SuwaAngry father at embalming sessionRyôichi SuzukiYukiko Tachibana
Masaaki TakaraiOrchestra memberTakao TojiRin UchidaYoung DaigoAtsushi YamanakaMiki HayashidaOkuyamakenomusume (uncredited)