Movie
Departures
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.
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Checked Jul 23, 2026
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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.
More about Departures
Cast
Masahiro MotokiDaigo Kobayashi
Hirosue RyokoMika Kobayashi
Tsutomu YamazakiIkuei Sasaki
Kimiko YoYuriko Kamimura
Tetta SugimotoYamashita
Toru MinegishiYoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo YamadaTogashi
Yukiko TachibanaCredits
- Directed by
- Yojiro Takita
- Written by
- Kundo Koyama
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- おくりびと
- Box office
- $69.9M
Production
TBSJapan
Amuse Soft EntertainmentJapan
MBSJapan- SedicJapan
ShogakukanJapan
TBS RadioJapan
