Departures (2008)

Departures (2008)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2008-09-13 Japan 130 Min. PG-13
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Drama

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.

Cast

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