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

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

Studios & networks

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