Departures

The gift of last memories.

Original title: おくりびと
Duration: 130 min
Release date: 2008-09-13
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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 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.

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Masahiro Motoki
Masahiro Motoki
as Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Ryoko Hirosue
as Mika Kobayashi
Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo
as Yuriko Kamimura
Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto
as Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi
as Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Tatsuo Yamada
as Togashi
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukiko Tachibana
as
Yukari Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
as Rie Yamashita
Genjitsu Shu
Genjitsu Shu
as
Taro Ishida
Taro Ishida
as Sonezaki
Yukimi Koyanagi
Yukimi Koyanagi
as
Hiroyuki Kishi
Hiroyuki Kishi
as
Sanae Miyata
Sanae Miyata
as Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani
Ryosuke Otani
as Tomeo's Father
Mitsuyo Hoshino
Mitsuyo Hoshino
as Kazuko Kobayashi
Tarō Suwa
Tarō Suwa
as
Tatsuhito Okuda
Tatsuhito Okuda
as
Rin Uchida
Rin Uchida
as Young Daigo
Ryoichi Suzuki
Ryoichi Suzuki
as
Takao Toji
Takao Toji
as
Akemi Fuji
Akemi Fuji
as
Atsushi Yamanaka
Atsushi Yamanaka
as
Shinji Hiwatashi
Shinji Hiwatashi
as
Sayuri Shirai
Sayuri Shirai
as Tomeo
Sadami Sakamoto
Sadami Sakamoto
as Orchestra Manager
Wataru Ohashi
Wataru Ohashi
as
Masaaki Takarai
Masaaki Takarai
as Orchestra Member
Yûji Kido
Yûji Kido
as
Takeki Sato
Takeki Sato
as Naomi's Younger Brother
Ichibei Sato
Ichibei Sato
as
Yôko Imamoto
Yôko Imamoto
as
Yuki Mashita
Yuki Mashita
as
Miki Hayashida
Miki Hayashida
as
Mari Hayashida
Mari Hayashida
as
Mitsuyo Ishigaki
Mitsuyo Ishigaki
as
Kenzo Ryu
Kenzo Ryu
as
Miyako Hattori
Miyako Hattori
as Sugawara Family's Grandmother
Momoka Iizuka
Momoka Iizuka
as Shiori Yamashita
Misato Abe
Misato Abe
as Naomi's Daughter
Yuki Kurosawa
Yuki Kurosawa
as Miyuki Kato
Keiji Kuroki
Keiji Kuroki
as Kato Family's Boy
Itsuki Takahashi
Itsuki Takahashi
as Kato Family's Boy
Shoichi Ashikaga
Shoichi Ashikaga
as Kato Family's Boy
Nanase Matsuda
Nanase Matsuda
as Okuyama Family's Daughter
Kohei Wakabayashi
Kohei Wakabayashi
as
Ryukai Furukawa
Ryukai Furukawa
as Young Boy
Yuuki Ogoe
Yuuki Ogoe
as Young Boy
Hayato Maruyama
Hayato Maruyama
as Young Boy
Dai Kuboki
Dai Kuboki
as Music Store Owner
Mina Kudo
Mina Kudo
as Saito Family's Granddaughter
Kunio Kamata
Kunio Kamata
as Director
Hiromi Sugawara
Hiromi Sugawara
as Stylist
Arisa Ishikawa
Arisa Ishikawa
as High School Girl on the Bus
Chie Hiratsuka
Chie Hiratsuka
as High School Girl on the Bus
Kei Kawai
Kei Kawai
as High School Girl on the Bus
Pablo Sacco
Pablo Sacco
as Musical Instrument Appraiser
Norichika Iimori
Norichika Iimori
as Conductor
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
as Tsuyako Yamashita
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
as Shokichi Hirata
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Ikuei Sasaki
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