Title: Departures (おくりびと)
Release Date: 2008-09-13
IMDB ID: tt1069238
Vote Average: 7.849 (901 votes)
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.
Cast: Masahiro Motoki (Daigo Kobayashi), Hirosue Ryoko (Mika Kobayashi), Kimiko Yo (Yuriko Kamimura), Tetta Sugimoto (Yamashita), Toru Minegishi (Yoshiki Kobayashi), Tatsuo Yamada (Togashi),
Crew: Yojiro Takita (Director), Joe Hisaishi (Original Music Composer), Kundo Koyama (Screenplay), Yasuhiro Mase (Executive Producer), Toshiaki Nakazawa (Producer), Ichirô Nobukuni (Producer),
Release Date: 2008-09-13
IMDB ID: tt1069238
Vote Average: 7.849 (901 votes)
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.
Cast: Masahiro Motoki (Daigo Kobayashi), Hirosue Ryoko (Mika Kobayashi), Kimiko Yo (Yuriko Kamimura), Tetta Sugimoto (Yamashita), Toru Minegishi (Yoshiki Kobayashi), Tatsuo Yamada (Togashi),
Crew: Yojiro Takita (Director), Joe Hisaishi (Original Music Composer), Kundo Koyama (Screenplay), Yasuhiro Mase (Executive Producer), Toshiaki Nakazawa (Producer), Ichirô Nobukuni (Producer),