Departures
おくりびと
2008 · 2h 10m · Drama · Japan · Rated PG-13 (US)
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.
Directed by
Yojiro TakitaWritten by
Kundo Koyama7.7Smart score
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based on memoir or autobiographycellocoffindying and deathfuneralhopefulmusicaloctopusodd jobyamagata
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