Departures
PG-13 · 2008 ‧ Musical/Comedy ‧ 2h 10m
Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) learns that his orchestra is disbanding. Daigo and his wife move back to his hometown in northern Japan, where he answers an ad for what he thinks is a travel agency but is,...
Release date: May 29, 2009 (USA)
Director: Yōjirō Takita
Music composed by: Joe Hisaishi
Distributed by: Shochiku and Regent Releasing
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Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for ...
The film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a nōkanshi—a traditional Japanese ritual ...
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Departures (おくりびと, Hepburn: Okuribito, "one who sends off") (2008) is a Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita, starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko ...
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Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) learns that his orchestra is disbanding. Daigo and his wife move back to his ...
This film is about an unemployed man taking up a job as a person who prepares body before putting into the coffin. "Departures" is a beautiful film.
Dec 5, 2011 · Preparing travelers for their final destination ... Masahiro Motoki and Tsutomu Yamazaki in "Departures." ... It is a bad time for the young couple.
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 ...
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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 ...
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