2008PG-13· 130 min
Departures (Okuribito)
The gift of last memories.
Drama
7.8 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Yojiro Takita
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo
Tags
08/09abandonmentAestheticbased on a bookbeautifulBeautifulbeautiful musicbeautiful scenerycalmcathartic
