Departures (2008)
7.8
/10 By 822 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : September 13, 2008
Runtime : 130m
Genre : Drama
Companies : TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
Countries : Japan
Keywords : dying and death, funeral, octopus, coffin, cello, musical, based on memoir or autobiography, odd job, yamagata
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