Departures
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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.
- Director
- Yojiro Takita
- Writers
- Kundo Koyama
- Stars
- Masahiro MotokiRyoko HirosueTsutomu Yamazaki
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Top cast
Full cast and crewMasahiro MotokiDaigo Kobayashi
Cast from Wikidata. People photos show only when a licensed image exists.
Ryoko HirosueMika Kobayashi
Tsutomu YamazakiIkuei SasakiKimiko YoYuriko KamimuraTetta SugimotoYamashita
Toru MinegishiYoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo YamadaTogashiYukiko TachibanaYukari TachibanaRie Yamashita
Genjitsu Shu
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Details
- Release date
- September 13, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Yojiro Takita
- Writers
- Kundo Koyama
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Certificate
- PG-13
- Also known as
- おくりびと
- Wikidata ID
- Q1044598
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