Departures (2008)

Original Title: おくりびと

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Synopsis

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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Cast

Masahiro Motoki
Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue
Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada
Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukiko Tachibana
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

Taro Ishida
Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

Yukimi Koyanagi
Yukimi Koyanagi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Sanae Miyata
Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani
Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father

Tarō Suwa
Tarō Suwa
Tatsuhito Okuda
Tatsuhito Okuda
Takao Toji
Takao Toji
Atsushi Yamanaka
Atsushi Yamanaka
Shinji Hiwatashi
Shinji Hiwatashi
Sadami Sakamoto
Sadami Sakamoto

Orchestra Manager

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