Departures

movie

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 & crew

Toru Minegishi · Kimiko Yo · Yojiro Takita · Genjitsu Shu · Yukari Tachibana · Masahiro Motoki · Tetta Sugimoto · Kundo Koyama · Hirosue Ryoko · Yukiko Tachibana · Tsutomu Yamazaki · Tatsuo Yamada

Studios & networks

Amuse Soft Entertainment · dentsu · MBS · Sedic · Shochiku · Shogakukan · TBS · TBS Radio · The Asahi Shimbun