Departures


Departures

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.

Votes 199 (7.7/10)

Runtime: 130 minutes

Release Date 2008-09-13

Revenue: $69,932,387.00

Website: Link

Production company:

  • Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
  • Amuse Soft Entertainment
  • Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)
  • Shochiku Company
  • Sedic
  • Dentsu
  • Shogakukan
  • Asahi Shimbun
  • TBS Radio & Communications

Production country:

  • Japan

Genres:

  • Drama

Trailer

Further Information

Daigo Kobayashi
Masahiro Motoki
Masahiro Motoki
Ikuei Sasaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Mika Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Ryoko Hirosue
Tsuyako Yamashita
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Yuriko Kamimura
Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo
Shokichi Hirata
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
Director
Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Screenplay
Kundô Koyama
Kundô Koyama
Producer
Ichirô Nobukuni
Ichirô Nobukuni
Original Music Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Executive Producer
Yasuhiro Mase
Yasuhiro Mase
Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Toshihisa Watai
Line Producer
Hideharu Yamashita
Hideharu Yamashita
Director of Photography
Takeshi Hamada
Takeshi Hamada
Editor
Akimasa Kawashima
Akimasa Kawashima
Casting
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Production Design
Fumio Ogawa
Fumio Ogawa
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