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Departures

Name: Departures
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-09-13
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: 本木雅弘, 広末涼子, 山崎努, 余貴美子, 杉本哲太

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PG-13 2008 2 h 10 min

Drama

79%

Audience score975 votes on TMDB

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“The gift of last memories.”

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.

Director: 滝田洋二郎
Music: 久石譲
Screenplay: 小山薫堂
Status: Released
Release date: 13/09/2008
Original language: Japanese
Box office: US$ 70 M