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Departures 2008 Directed by Yojiro Takita おくりびと

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Revenue $69,932,387
Release Date 13 September 2008
130 mins
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Masahiro Motoki Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Ryoko Hirosue Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano Shokichi Hirata
Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Tatsuo Yamada Togashi
Yukari Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana Rie Yamashita
Taro Ishida
Taro Ishida Sonezaki
Sanae Miyata
Sanae Miyata Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani
Ryosuke Otani Tomeo's Father
Crew
Director
Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Writer
Kundo Koyama
Kundo Koyama
Producers
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Ichirô Nobukuni
Ichirô Nobukuni
Toshihisa Watai
Toshihisa Watai
Executive Producer
Yasuhiro Mase
Yasuhiro Mase
Cinematography
Takeshi Hamada
Takeshi Hamada
Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Editor
Akimasa Kawashima
Akimasa Kawashima
Production Design
Fumio Ogawa
Fumio Ogawa
Casting
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Takefumi Yoshikawa