Departures

Original title: おくりびと

The gift of last memories.

• Drama

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.

Director

Yojiro Takita

Released

13 September 2008

Studio

TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic

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