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Departures

78 %|Sep 13, 2008|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Yojiro Takita
Director
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Kundo Koyama
Screenplay
Ichirô Nobukuni
Producer
Fumio Ogawa
Production Design
Yasuhiro Mase
Executive Producer
Hideharu Yamashita
Line Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Producer

Cast

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Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
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Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita
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Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
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Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata
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Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
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Tarō Ishida
Sonezaki
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Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi
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Ryosuke Otani
Tomeo's Father